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uppajjanti
uppajjati
pr 3rd pl of uppajjati (verb)
- appears; arises; occurs; takes place (for or in); lit. goes up
- is reborn; re-arises (in); lit. goes up
- becomes available (for); accrues (to); crops up (for); lit. goes up
- is tenable (as a proposition); lit. goes up
Built from
- ud — prefix · up, out
Directional prefix; concrete sense of upward and outward motion applied to arising and emergence of phenomena.
- pa — prefix · forth, forward
Intensifies the sense of going or becoming; brings forth into manifestation.
- pad — root · go, fall
Root √pad (go, step, fall); the upward prefixes reverse its natural downward sense into emergence and arising.
- ja — stem · become, is born
Causative stem formation from √pad; creates the sense of "comes to be" or "arises".
- -ti — ending · 3rd singular
Third person singular present indicative; -anti marks third person plural as here.
- -anti — ending · 3rd plural
Third person plural present indicative active voice.
Etymology. ud- (up, out) + pajjati (becomes, goes forth); from √pad "to go, fall". The prefix ud- reverses the notion of falling or sinking into a concrete upward motion, used metaphorically for arising, rebirth, and emergence of phenomena. Cognates: English out, German aus.