pakāsitā

pakāsita

masc nom pl of pakāsita (pp); fem nom sg of pakāsita (pp); fem nom pl of pakāsita (pp); nt nom pl of pakāsita (pp); …

explained (with); illustrated (by); made known (by); declared; lit. shone forward

Built from

pa- — prefix · forward, forth
Intensifying prefix. The spatial sense 'forward, out ahead' carries into abstract meaning: bringing something forward into view, making it manifest.
kās — root · shine, become clear
√kās denotes luminosity and visibility. Cognate with Latin cassis and English 'case' (originally 'exposed to view'). In compounds, especially with pa-, it means 'reveal, make known'.
ita — ending · past participle, -ed
Standard past participle ending. Marks completed action: the word is 'shone forward', 'made known' — passive sense, or adjectival when modifying a noun.

Etymology. pa- + √kās (shine, become clear). The prefix pa- carries the sense 'forward, out ahead', so the root's image of shining or becoming luminous is intensified: 'shone forth', hence 'made manifest, revealed'. √kās is cognate with English 'case' (something laid open, visible) and Latin cassis 'empty, hollow' (originally 'visible through'), sharing the Proto-Indo-European root *kes- 'to see, perceive'.

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

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