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pasannānaṁ

pasanna

adjective, genitive plural masculine

1. serene, clear-minded
2. faithful, devoted
3. confident, assured

Built from

• pa — prefix · forth, forward
  Intensifying and directionalizing prefix; things placed forth distinctly and in sharp focus.
• sad — root · sit, settle
  Cognate with English "sit" and "settle"; here used abstractly for mental settledness and clarity.
• na — ending · adjective marker
  Forms adjectives from roots; here creates the past participle sense 'that has settled.'
• aṁ — ending · genitive plural
  Genitive plural masculine ending marking possession or relation to the noun it modifies (here understood as referring to persons).

Analysis. pa + √sad; the prefix pa- (forward, forth) with √sad (sit, settle) yields the sense of settling forward into clarity or faith—things placed forth distinctly in the mind.

Etymology. √sad is the Pali reflex of Sanskrit √sad (sit, settle), cognate with English "sit" and "settle"; the prefix pa- intensifies and directionalizes it. The word often appears in canonical formulas like pasannacittā bhikkhū, "monks of settled mind."

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

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