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vītisāretvā

absolutive of vītisārati

1. (of conversation) having conducted; having concluded

Built from

• vi — prefix · apart, asunder
  Prefix marking direction and intensity; here contributes the sense of thorough completion or finality.
• sār — root · lead, conduct
  Sanskrit sārati 'leads, guides'; the concrete image is guiding or steering something along a path. Related to the root sense in 'series' and Latin sērere.
• e — ending · present stem
  Thematic vowel forming the present stem sāre-.
• tvā — ending · absolutive
  Absolutive suffix marking a completed action prior to the main verb; here indicates the conclusion of the conversation or conduct preceding the main clause.

Analysis. vi-ti-sāretvā: vi 'apart, asunder' + ti (nominalized from √tṛ 'cross') 'crossing' + sāretvā 'conducting'; the compound vītisāra denotes conduct or management, lit. 'leading-across-apart', hence the conclusion or finishing of an affair.

Etymology. vi + √sṛ/√sār 'lead, conduct' (Sanskrit sārati 'leads, guides'); the prefix vi- 'apart' gives the sense of leading something to completion or final separation. Cognate with Latin sērere 'sow' and English 'series', which share the root sense of 'setting in order' or 'conducting in a line'.

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

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