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viyākaṁsu

viyākaroti

3rd person plural perfect of viyākaroti (they declared/expounded)

1. declared
2. expounded
3. explained

Built from

• vi — prefix · apart, clearly
  Marks clarity and distinctness; related to dvi 'two' (things kept separate).
• ā — prefix · toward, up to
  Reverses motion verbs; here marks presentation toward the listener.
• kar — root · make, do
  Common root cognate with English 'create', Latin 'creare'; in speech, means to produce utterance.
• su — ending · 3rd plural perfect
  Perfective past marker for third person plural; indicates completed action by multiple agents.

Analysis. vi- (apart, clearly) + ā- (up to, toward) + √kar (make, do), perfective aspect in -su: the verb means to set forth or make clear by speaking.

Etymology. vi- (see apart) + ā- (toward speaker) + √kar (make/do, cognate with English 'create', Latin 'creare'). The prefix combination suggests bringing something clearly forward in discourse.

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

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