adhiṭṭhāti
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀅𑀥𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- अधिट्ठाति (Devanagari script)
- অধিট্ঠাতি (Bengali script)
- අධිට්ඨාති (Sinhalese script)
- အဓိဋ္ဌာတိ or ဢꩪိꩦ္ꩧႃတိ or ဢꩪိꩦ်ꩧႃတိ (Burmese script)
- อธิฏฺฐาติ or อะธิฏฐาติ (Thai script)
- ᩋᨵᩥᨭᩛᩣᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
- ອຘິຏ຺ຐາຕິ or ອະຘິຏຐາຕິ (Lao script)
- អធិដ្ឋាតិ (Khmer script)
- 𑄃𑄙𑄨𑄑𑄴𑄒𑄂𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Semantically as thouɡh adhi- + tiṭṭhati[1], but with a different stem formation, which Geiger attributes to analogy with yāti.[2]. There is a parallel stem in ṭhaha, which stem Geiger attributes in general to analogy with dahati from root dhā.
Verb
adhiṭṭhāti (root ṭhā, first conjugation)
- to stand on[3]
- to remain firm in[3]
- to devote oneself to[3]
- to perform[3]
Conjugation
Conjugation of "adhiṭṭhāti"
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | ||
| 1st | adhiṭṭhāmi or adhiṭṭhahāmi | adhiṭṭhāma or adhiṭṭhahāma |
| 2nd | adhiṭṭhāsi or adhiṭṭhahasi | adhiṭṭhātha or adhiṭṭhahatha |
| 3rd | adhiṭṭhāti or adhiṭṭhahati | adhiṭṭhanti or adhiṭṭhahanti |
| Imperative | ||
| 1st | adhiṭṭhāmi or adhiṭṭhahāmi | adhiṭṭhāma or adhiṭṭhahāma |
| 2nd | adhiṭṭhā or adhiṭṭhāhi or adhiṭṭhaha or adhiṭṭhahāhi | adhiṭṭhātha or adhiṭṭhahatha |
| 3rd | adhiṭṭhātu or adhiṭṭhahatu | adhiṭṭhantu or adhiṭṭhahantu |
| Optative | ||
| 1st | adhiṭṭheyyāmi or adhiṭṭheyyaṃ or adhiṭṭhaheyyāmi or adhiṭṭhaheyyaṃ or adhiṭṭhahe | adhiṭṭheyyāma or adhiṭṭhaheyyāma |
| 2nd | adhiṭṭheyyāsi or adhiṭṭhaheyyāsi or adhiṭṭhahe | adhiṭṭheyyātha or adhiṭṭhaheyyātha |
| 3rd | adhiṭṭheyya or adhiṭṭhe or adhiṭṭhaheyya or adhiṭṭhahe | adhiṭṭheyyuṃ or adhiṭṭhaheyyuṃ |
| Aorist | ||
| 1st | adhiṭṭhahiṃ or adhiṭṭhāsiṃ | adhiṭṭhahimha or adhiṭṭhamha or adhiṭṭhamhā |
| 2nd | adhiṭṭhahi or adhiṭṭhāsi | adhiṭṭhahittha or adhiṭṭhattha |
| 3rd | adhiṭṭhahi or adhiṭṭhāsi | adhiṭṭhahiṃsu or adhiṭṭhaṃsu |
- Present active participle: adhiṭṭhant or adhiṭṭhahant, which see for forms and usage
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “adhiṭṭhāti”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
- Wilhelm Geiger (2005), Batakrishna Ghosh, transl.; K.R. Norman, editor, A Pāli Grammar, Oxford: Pali Text Society, § 132, page 129
- Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 13.