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vihaññati

pr 3rd sg of vihaññati (verb)

1. suffers hardship (because of); suffers anguish (from); lit. is hurt
2. is troubled (by); is worried (about); is afflicted (by); lit. is hurt

Built from

• vi — prefix · apart, asunder
  Marks clarity and separation, here the scattered nature of inner affliction. Works like Latin dis-.
• haññ — stem · struck, hurt
  √hañ in causative/passive form. The root originally means to strike or hit; here the sense is internal wounding or disturbance.
• ati — ending · 3rd sg present
  Regular present indicative ending marking third person singular active voice.

Etymology. vi- (apart, asunder) + √hañ (to strike, hurt). The prefix vi- marks the scattered, diffuse quality of affliction; √hañ is cognate with Sanskrit hanti "strikes, kills", related to English "hang" in its sense of suspension or constraint. The verb's reflexive sense—being struck apart internally—captures anguish and distress.

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

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