Pāli Dictionary

patiṭṭhahati

patiprefixṭhārootasuffix

Part of speech

verb

Root

ṭhā1stand

Synonyms

upaṭṭhāpeti, ṭhapeti, niveseti

general

  • stands fast or firmly; is established; finds a support; sets itself up

  • (in debate) asserts one’s position; takes a stand on

  • MN 56

    sace me samaṇo gotamo tathā patiṭṭhahissati yathā bhadantena tapassinā patiṭṭhāpitaṃ… evam'ev'āhaṃ samaṇaṃ gotamaṃ vādena vādaṃ ākaḍḍhissāmi parikaḍḍhissāmi samparikaḍḍhissāmi.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

patiṭṭhahaiti
  1. patiṭṭhahapatiṭṭhahati

    stands fast or firmly; is established; finds a support; sets itself up

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

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