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pasāritaṁ

pasāritā

accusative singular feminine past participle of pasārati (or nominative plural neuter of pasārita)

1. stretched out, extended
2. spread, expanded

Built from

• pa- — prefix · forward, forth
  Intensifying prefix expressing motion ahead and outward; here gives the sense of full extension.
• sārita — stem · stretched, extended
  Past participle stem from √sṛ; denotes the resultant state of stretching or spreading.

Analysis. pa- (forward, forth) + sārita (past participle of √sṛ 'stretch, extend'). Literally 'stretched forth'.

Etymology. √sṛ 'stretch, extend' (Sanskrit sṛṇoti, Latin serere 'sow, plant'). The prefix pa- intensifies the root's sense of forward motion, turning a simple 'stretch' into 'stretch out, extend widely'.

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

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