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vitudantā

vitudanta

masc nom pl of vitudanta (prp); nt nom pl of vitudanta (prp); masc voc pl of vitudanta (prp); nt voc pl of vitudanta (prp)

1. stabbing; piercing; stinging; injuring

Built from

• vi — prefix · apart, asunder
  Intensifies the sense of piercing and wounding; emphasizes the cutting, separating action.
• tud — root · stab, pierce
  The root meaning to thrust or poke sharply; also appears in tudati (stabs) and Sanskrit tudati. Carries the concrete image of sudden jabbing motion.
• ant — ending · present participle
  Marks the word as a present participle (agent noun), indicating one who stabs or things that pierce; here inflected as plural nominative or vocative.

Analysis. vi + tudanta. Tudanta is the present participle of tudati (stabs, pierces). The prefix vi- (apart, asunder) intensifies the sense of sharp, penetrating action — things that pierce apart or wound deeply.

Etymology. From vi- (asunder, intensive clarity) + tudati (stabs, pierces; < √tud, to thrust or poke). The root √tud is cognate with Sanskrit tudati and appears in English as related to the idea of sudden jabbing motion. The prefix vi- adds the sense of sharp, cutting separation — wounds that separate flesh.

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

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