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tiṭṭhatetaṁ

tiṭṭhati

3rd person singular present indicative (tiṭṭhate) with accusative neuter singular pronoun etaṁ attached as clitic; surface form tiṭṭhatetaṁ

1. stands
2. remains
3. persists
4. is established

Built from

• tiṭṭh- — root · stand, remain
  Root √sthā (to stand) with gemination and zero-grade reduplication (ti-), an ancient perfective pattern. Cognates: English stand, Latin stāre, Greek stánai.
• -ate — ending · 3rd sg. present
  The -ate ending marks 3rd person singular present indicative active voice in Pali.

Analysis. tiṭṭhate (he/she/it stands) + etaṁ (that, it—accusative); the pronoun is enclitic and attached directly in writing, making it ambiguous whether the verb is transitive or intransitive here.

Etymology. √sthā (Sanskrit √sthā, standing; cognate with English stand, Latin stāre, Greek stánai). Pali tiṭṭhati shows gemination and reduplication of the root.

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

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