adhiṭṭhāti

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀥𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• अधिट्ठाति (Devanagari script)
• অধিট্ঠাতি (Bengali script)
• අධිට‍්ඨාති (Sinhalese script)
• အဓိဋ္ဌာတိ or ဢꩪိꩦ္ꩧႃတိ or ဢꩪိꩦ်ꩧႃတိ (Burmese script)
• อธิฏฺฐาติ or อะธิฏฐาติ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨵᩥᨭᩛᩣᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຘິຏ຺ຐາຕິ or ອະຘິຏຐາຕິ (Lao script)
• អធិដ្ឋាតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄙𑄨𑄑𑄴𑄒𑄂𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Semantically as thouɡh adhi- +‎ tiṭṭhati, but with a different stem formation, which Geiger attributes to analogy with yāti. There is a parallel stem in ṭhaha, which stem Geiger attributes in general to analogy with dahati from root dhā.

Verb

adhiṭṭhāti (root ṭhā, first conjugation)

1. to stand on
2. to remain firm in
3. to devote oneself to
4. to perform

Conjugation

Conjugation of "adhiṭṭhāti"

	Singular	Plural
Present
1st	adhiṭṭhāmi or adhiṭṭhahāmi	adhiṭṭhāma or adhiṭṭhahāma
2nd	adhiṭṭhāsi or adhiṭṭhahasi	adhiṭṭhātha or adhiṭṭhahatha
3rd	adhiṭṭhāti or adhiṭṭhahati	adhiṭṭhanti or adhiṭṭhahanti
Imperative
1st	adhiṭṭhāmi or adhiṭṭhahāmi	adhiṭṭhāma or adhiṭṭhahāma
2nd	adhiṭṭhā or adhiṭṭhāhi or adhiṭṭhaha or adhiṭṭhahāhi	adhiṭṭhātha or adhiṭṭhahatha
3rd	adhiṭṭhātu or adhiṭṭhahatu	adhiṭṭhantu or adhiṭṭhahantu
Optative
1st	adhiṭṭheyyāmi or adhiṭṭheyyaṃ or adhiṭṭhaheyyāmi or adhiṭṭhaheyyaṃ or adhiṭṭhahe	adhiṭṭheyyāma or adhiṭṭhaheyyāma
2nd	adhiṭṭheyyāsi or adhiṭṭhaheyyāsi or adhiṭṭhahe	adhiṭṭheyyātha or adhiṭṭhaheyyātha
3rd	adhiṭṭheyya or adhiṭṭhe or adhiṭṭhaheyya or adhiṭṭhahe	adhiṭṭheyyuṃ or adhiṭṭhaheyyuṃ
Aorist
1st	adhiṭṭhahiṃ or adhiṭṭhāsiṃ	adhiṭṭhahimha or adhiṭṭhamha or adhiṭṭhamhā
2nd	adhiṭṭhahi or adhiṭṭhāsi	adhiṭṭhahittha or adhiṭṭhattha
3rd	adhiṭṭhahi or adhiṭṭhāsi	adhiṭṭhahiṃsu or adhiṭṭhaṃsu

• Present active participle: adhiṭṭhant or adhiṭṭhahant, which see for forms and usage