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vihesesi

viheseti

pr 2nd sg of viheseti (verb); aor 3rd sg of vihesesi (verb); aor 2nd sg of vihesesi (verb)

1. viheseti (pr): harasses; annoys; pesters; troubles
2. vihesesi (aor): harassed; annoyed; pestered; troubled

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• vi — prefix · apart, asunder
  Spatial prefix meaning 'in different directions' or 'apart'; here intensifying the sense of agitation and disturbance.
• hes — root · shake, agitate
  Cognate with Sanskrit hṛṣ- and English 'harsh'; denotes trembling or violent movement.
• e — ending · 3rd singular present
  Thematic vowel and present-tense marker; in the aorist form -i indicates 2nd singular past.

Analysis. vi- + heseti; vi- (apart, asunder) + √hes- (shake, agitate), giving the sense 'shakes apart, harasses'.

Etymology. √hes- is cognate with Sanskrit √hṛṣ- (to bristle, tremble, shake) and English 'harsh', all stemming from the Indo-European root *kers- (to shake, tremble). The prefix vi- (apart, in different directions) intensifies the sense of disturbance.

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

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