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voloketi

pr 3rd sg of voloketi (verb)

1. scrutinizes; examines; inspects; lit. looks down discriminatively

Built from

• vo — prefix · apart, intensively
  Variant of vi-, emphasizing discrimination and clarity of perception. Concrete sense of separating things visually to see them distinctly.
• lok — root · see, look
  Sanskrit lokate 'looks, sees'. The visual root underlying perception and examination.
• e — ending · 3rd singular present
  Present indicative third person singular active, marking the contemporary action in the present tense.
• ti — ending · 3rd singular present
  Thematic vowel and ending marking present indicative third person singular active voice.

Analysis. vo- (vo + √lok): intensive prefix forming the verb voloketi from √lok 'see'; the prefix intensifies the visual and discriminative sense. Lit. 'looks down discriminatively'.

Etymology. √lok 'see, look' (Sanskrit lokate 'looks, sees'); vo- is a variant of the intensive prefix vi- 'apart, asunder, with clarity', here emphasizing the penetrating, discriminative quality of vision. The concrete imagery of separating things visually to see them clearly underlies the abstract meaning of scrutiny and examination.

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

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