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anussarato

anussaranta

masc dat sg of anussaranta (prp); nt dat sg of anussaranta (prp); masc gen sg of anussaranta (prp); nt gen sg of anussaranta (prp)

1. remembering; recollecting; keeping in mind

Built from

• anu — prefix · along, following
  The trailing-behind sense of anu- brings into the memory-verb the idea of recall following the track of what one knows. Cognates: Greek ana- in the sense 'along, through'.
• ssar — root · remember, go
  From √sari, 'to move' or 'to go', extended to 'remember' in the sense of going back along a path. Related to Sanskrit smarati 'remembers'.
• anta — ending · present participle
  The -anta ending forms the active present participle, here declined dative/genitive singular masculine or neuter. It expresses the action as ongoing: 'remembering', 'one who is remembering'.

Etymology. anu- (along, following) + √sari (go, move, remember), literally 'remembering along' or 'remembering in the track of'. The root derives from Indo-European *sker- 'to turn, move'; Sanskrit smarati 'remembers' is from the same family. The prefix anu- (following along, like English 'along') makes the action one of continuous recall or following the thread of memory.

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

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