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viditvā

absolutive of vidati

1. having got; having received
2. having known; having perceived; having understood

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• vi — root · know, see
  The root √vid means to know, perceive, or see. It is cognate with Latin vidēre (see, know), Greek ἰδ- (idea, idiom), and English wit (to know). The concrete image is 'to set eyes on,' hence to perceive and know.
• d — stem · know
  The stem form of √vid in the past participle.
• tvā — ending · absolutive
  The suffix -tvā marks the absolutive (gerund), indicating that the action is anterior to the main verb and treated as completed before the action of the main clause.

Etymology. From √vid (to know, see), related to Latin vidēre (to see) and English wit (to know); the absolutive suffix -tvā marks the anterior action. The root√vid- is cognate with English 'video' and reflects Indo-European *wid-, attested in Greek ἰδ- (id-, as in idea, idiom) and Sanskrit veda (knowledge, Vedas).

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

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