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pasīdati

pr 3rd sg of pasīdati (verb)

1. is bright; is calm; becomes clear; lit. settles foward
2. gains confidence; is inspired; lit. settles foward
3. is pleased; is happy; is appeased; lit. settles forward
4. settles down; subsides; calms down (on); lit. settles forward

Built from

• pa — prefix · forward, forth
  Intensifying prefix; cognate with pro- in Latin and Greek. Here it directs the settling inward, making clarity step forth.
• sid — root · settle, sink
  Cognate with Latin sīdō (I settle, sink). The concrete image is physical subsidence; metaphorically extended to mental clarity and emotional calm.
• ati — ending · 3rd sg present
  Present indicative ending -ti marking third person singular.

Analysis. pa + √sid, 'settles forward': the prefix pa- (forth, forward) intensifies the root √sid (settle, sink), shifting from physical subsidence to clarity of mind and emotional ease.

Etymology. √sid (settle, sink down) + pa- prefix. The root √sid is cognate with Latin sīdō (settle, sink), and the prefix pa- (forward, forth) works intensively here, as in pajānāti. The concrete image of sediment settling (clarity emerging from turbidity) underlies the meanings of mental clarity and calm.

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

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