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pavaḍḍhati

pr 3rd sg of pavaḍḍhati (verb)

1. increases; develops; grows
2. (of an illness) gets worse; lit. increases

Built from

• pa — prefix · forward, forth
  Intensifies the root verb; pa- gives the forward, completive sense to the act of growing.
• vaḍḍh — root · grow, increase
  √vadh in Pali; Sanskrit vardh-. From PIE *werdh- (to grow); cognate with English 'wort' and German 'Werd' in place-names.
• ati — ending · 3rd sg pres
  Present indicative -ati ending, marking 3rd person singular.

Etymology. pa- (forward, forth, intensifying) + vaḍḍhati (grows, increases); the prefix pa- gives the root √vadh (to grow) an intensive or completive sense. Sanskrit vardhate, from PIE *werdh- (to grow, turn green); cognate with English 'wort' (a plant).

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

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