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visaṭaṁ

visaṭa

accusative singular neuter of visaṭa (adjective); also neuter nominative/accusative plural

1. spread out, expanded
2. opened up, wide

Built from

• vi — prefix · apart, asunder
  Intensive clarity and separation; here marks the state of being spread in all directions.
• saṭa — root · spread, scatter
  The root carries the image of dispersal; vi- intensifies it to mean completely spread out or expanded.
• aṁ — ending · accusative singular (or nominative/accusative plural neuter)
  Marks the object of a verb or stands as the subject/object of a neuter noun in this case.

Etymology. vi- (apart, asunder) + √saṭ (to spread, scatter); the prefix vi- emphasizes the scattered or dispersed sense, giving 'spread wide apart.' No secure Indo-European cognates.

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

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