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paviṭṭhamhā

paviṭṭha

masc abl sg of paviṭṭha (pp); nt abl sg of paviṭṭha (pp); masc abl sg of paviṭṭha (noun)

1. paviṭṭha (pp): entered; gone (into); lit. entered forward
2. paviṭṭha (masc): name of an arahant monk; lit. entered forward
3. paviṭṭhamhā (sandhi): we have entered; we have gone (into)

Built from

• pa — prefix · forward, forth
  Intensifies and directs action outward; from PIE *pro-. Cognates: Greek pro-, Latin pro-, English forth.
• viṭṭh — root · enter, go into
  Past participle stem of √vis. Concrete sense of motion across a threshold into a place; related to Sanskrit viś-, English 'wise' (one who dwells in knowledge).
• a — ending · past participle
  Regular masculine/neuter past participle ending; marks completed entry or entry as a past state.

Analysis. pa + viṭṭha: pa (forward, forth) + viṭṭha (past participle of visati/vesati 'enter'). The sandhi form paviṭṭhamhā combines paviṭṭha with the enclitic 1st plural ablative amhā ('from us', 'we').

Etymology. pa (forward) + √vis (enter, from PIE *wes- 'dwell, remain'). Latin vēs- and Greek wésa- suggest the root's wandering sense; Pali visati carries 'entering' as motion into a place. The prefix pa- intensifies and directs the action outward and forward.

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

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