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haranti

harati

pr 3rd pl of harati (verb)

1. carries; carries away; takes away (something from)
2. takes; steals; robs; lit. carries
3. brings; offers; lit. carries
4. goes out with the theme of meditation in mind; lit. carries
5. (of a view) continues; carries on; sustains; lit. carries

Built from

• ha — root · grasp, take
  From PIE *g̑her- 'to seize or handle'. Cognate with Greek kheirein, Sanskrit harati. The root carries the image of grasping or taking with force.
• ra — stem · present stem marker
  Thematic vowel and present-tense formant; no independent meaning.
• nti — ending · 3rd plural present
  Marks third person plural in present indicative; cognate with Sanskrit -nti and Latin -unt (ferunt 'they carry').

Etymology. From PIE *g̑her- 'to grasp, take', cognate with Sanskrit harati, Greek kheirein 'to handle', Latin herire (in compounds), and English gird (from *gher- 'encircle, grasp'). The root preserves the concrete sense of seizing or grasping with the hand.

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

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