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vinodeti

pr 3rd sg of vinodeti (verb)

1. dispels; drives out; removes

Built from

• vi — prefix · apart, asunder
  Spatial prefix meaning in different directions, giving a sense of scattering or dispersal. Related to dvi 'two' and works like Latin dis-.
• nod — root · push, drive
  The root √nud means to thrust or propel. Cognate with Sanskrit nudati and Greek νύδω; the concrete image is of pushing forcefully.
• e — ending · 3rd sg present
  The thematic vowel e marks 3rd person singular present indicative in the thematic conjugation (tinanti class).
• ti — ending · 3rd sg present
  Personal ending for 3rd singular present indicative, characteristic of the tinanti class of verbs.

Etymology. vi- (apart, in different directions) + √nud (to push, drive); the prefix vi- gives the sense of scattering or dispersing. The root √nud appears in Sanskrit nudati and is cognate with English 'nod' (originally a thrust of the head) and Latin 'nudāre' (to bare, to strip away); the concrete image is of pushing something away in fragments.

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

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