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vuṭṭhito
vuṭṭhi
fem abl sg of vuṭṭhi (noun); masc nom sg of vuṭṭhita (pp)
- vuṭṭhi (fem): rain; rainfall
- vuṭṭhita (pp): risen (from); got up (from); emerged (from); come out (of); lit. stood up
- vuṭṭhita (pp): (of offence) rehabilitated (from); lit. stood up
- vuṭṭhita (pp): (of illness) recovered (from); lit. stood up
- vuṭṭhita (pp): (of meditation) emerged (from); come out (of); lit. stood up
Built from
- ud — prefix · up, out
Concrete spatial sense: upward and outward motion. Works like English 'out'; the same root appears in English 'out', German 'aus'.
- vut — root · stand, settle
The root √vut (or variant of √vas) means to stand or remain fixed. Related to Latin 'vastus' and English 'vat' (a fixed vessel); the sense is of something solid, standing-place, or firm settling.
- tha — stem · (stem marker)
Verbal stem form (often appearing as -ṭha- after ud- due to assimilation and gemination of t).
- ita — ending · past participle
The -ita ending marks a past participle; here it confirms completed action and creates an adjective meaning 'having stood up/emerged'.
Etymology. From the root √vut (or a variant of √vas, to dwell, settle), with the past participle suffix -ita. The prefix ud- (up, out) is present in the root itself: ud + √vat > vuṭṭha, literally 'stood up and out'. Cognates: English 'wad' (a lump standing up), German 'Watt' (a raised embankment). The concrete imagery of uprightness carries through to emergence and recovery: standing up from a lying or fallen position, hence rising from any state of depression, illness, or confinement.