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pariḍayhati

pr 3rd sg of pariḍayhati (verb)

1. is burnt; is consumed (by); lit. is burned around

Built from

• pari- — prefix · around, all the way round
  The prefix conveys completeness and thoroughness; here the fire burns all around the object on all sides.
• ḍah — root · burn, scorch
  Sanskrit √dah, the concrete sense of transforming by heat; cognate with English dare from *dher-.
• -ati — ending · 3rd singular present
  Active voice present indicative marker; indicates the action is happening now in third person.

Analysis. pari- (around, all the way round) + ḍayhati (burns); the fire burns all around the object, consuming it completely.

Etymology. √ḍah (to burn, scorch) with the prefix pari- meaning complete or all-around action. The concrete image is fire consuming something from all sides. Related to Sanskrit √dah (to burn); cognate with English dare (to challenge, originally 'to frighten'), from Indo-European *dher- (to do, make, burning as making something undergo change).

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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