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upādiyati
pr 3rd sg of upādiyati (verb)
- grasps; holds (onto); clings (to); takes possession (of); lit. takes near
Built from
- upa — prefix · up close to
Approach and proximity; Greek hypo-, Latin sub-, English up. The prefix gives the sense of taking something near oneself.
- ā — prefix · toward
Reverses the direction of √dā; here reinforces the inward motion of taking or grasping toward the self.
- dā — root · place, give
Indo-European *deh₂-; cognate with English 'do', Latin dare, Greek didōmi. The root sense 'place' combines with the prefixes to yield 'place near.'
- -ti — ending · 3rd sg present
Present indicative ending; marks the verb as third person singular and present tense.
Etymology. upa- (up close to, alongside) + ā- (toward) + √dā (place, give), literally 'places near oneself'; the spatial sense of approach and taking up concretely becomes the doctrinal meaning of clinging and appropriation (upādāna, the fuel of craving that feeds saṁsāra).