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vedayanti

vedayati

pr 3rd pl of vedayati (verb)

1. feels; experiences; senses; lit. knows
2. informs; points out; makes known; lit. causes to know

Built from

• veda — root · know, perceive
  √vid in causative stem form. Cognate with Latin videre, English wit (archaic 'to know'). The root captures both sensory knowledge and intellectual understanding.
• ya — ending · causative suffix
  Forms the causative present stem. Here it transforms 'knows' into 'causes to know' or 'makes known'.
• nti — ending · 3rd plural present
  Marks third person plural present indicative active voice. In this context, 'they feel/sense/make known'.

Etymology. Causative (ya-suffix) of √vid 'to know', hence 'causes to know'. The root vid is cognate with English 'wit' (in the sense of knowledge), Latin 'videre' (to see), and Sanskrit 'vid-'. The semantic range shows how knowing in Pali moves easily from perception ('sense, feel') to disclosure ('make known, inform').

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

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