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sante
atthi
pr 3rd pl of atthi (verb); masc acc pl of santa (prp); nt acc pl of santa (prp); masc loc sg of santa (prp); …
- atthi (pr): there is; there exists
- santa (prp): existing; being; there is
- santa (prp): being present; attending
- santa (masc): virtuous man; good person; wise person; sage
- santa (adj): true; correct; lit. existing
- santa (pp): still; calm; at peace; tranquil; lit. calmed
- santa (pp): tired; wearied; fatigued; exhausted; lit. calmed
- sante (prp): when there is; when existing
Built from
- s — root · be; exist
The root √as (Sanskrit as-/asti, Greek esti, Latin est, English is) expresses pure existence. In this form it appears as the participial stem s- before the -anta ending.
- anta — ending · present participle
The suffix -anta (< *-ant-a) forms the present participle, marking ongoing or habitual action. Here it attaches to the stem s- to create santa, 'being' or 'existing'.
- e — ending · locative singular
The locative singular ending -e (here replacing the nominative -a of santa) places the state in a temporal or conditional frame: 'when being' or 'in the state of being'. This ending is standard for locative singular masculines and neuters in Pali.
Etymology. From √as (to be), cognate with Sanskrit asti, Greek esti, Latin est, English is. The present participle santa derives from the root √as and expresses both the sense of 'being' and, in its use as an adjective, 'calm' or 'at peace' (lit. 'one who is settled or placed'). The locative sante marks the temporal or conditional frame: 'when being' or 'while existing'.