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vihatā

vihata

masc nom pl of vihata (pp); fem nom sg of vihata (pp); fem nom pl of vihata (pp); nt nom pl of vihata (pp); …

1. killed; destroyed
2. removed
3. (of cotton) carded; fluffed; lit. struck apart
4. beaten

Built from

• vi — prefix · apart, asunder
  Prefix marking dispersion and separation; the image is of force splitting something into different directions.
• han — root · strike, kill
  Root √han (to strike, beat, kill) is cognate with Sanskrit han-, Greek theinō, and English slay. The root carries the core sense of violent impact.
• ta — ending · past participle
  Suffix -ta marks the past participle, forming an adjective from the verbal root describing a completed action.

Etymology. vi- (apart, asunder) + √han (to strike, kill). The prefix vi- imparts the sense of striking apart or scattering; √han is cognate with Sanskrit han-, Greek theinō (strike), English slay. The concrete image is of something struck asunder and dispersed.

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

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