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abhinandati

pr 3rd sg of abhinandati (verb)

1. delights (in); is pleased (with); approves (of); is happy (with); finds pleasure (in); relishes
2. (comm) wishes (for); longs (for); desires; looks forward (to)

Built from

• abhi — prefix · toward and over
  Bearing down on an object emotionally; from Latin ob- (observe). The spatial image of facing something and being drawn toward it becomes approval and delight.
• nand — root · be glad, enjoy
  The joy and pleasure of turning toward something; Sanskrit nandati, possibly related to Latin narrāre (to report, to nod assent), both suggesting the deep sense of positive acknowledgment or assent.
• ati — ending · 3rd sg present
  Present indicative singular, marking habitual or ongoing action in the third person.

Etymology. abhī + √nand. The prefix abhi- (toward and over, bearing down) combines with √nand (to be glad, to enjoy). The concrete sense of bearing down toward something becomes the figurative sense of turning one's emotional attention fully toward it—delighting in, approving of. The root nand has cognates in Sanskrit nandati and Latin narrāre (to tell, report), both rooted in Indo-European *ned- (to enjoy, to nod assent).

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

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