ati (before vowel = acc.) beyond, across, over, past, very much, very; it expresses excess.
e.g., √kam, to step, go = atikkamati (33), to step over to go across, go past, to
escape, overcome, transgress, excell, to elapse.
√nī, to lead = atineti, to lead over or across, to irrigate.
√car, to act, = aticarati, to act beyond, too much, in excess = to transgress.
adhi (before vowels = ajjh), over, above, on, upon, at, to in, superior to, great, it expresses
sometimes superiority.
e.g., √vas, to live = adhivasati, to live in, to inhabit.
√gam, to go = ajjhagamā, he approached = adhi + augment a + gamā(Aorist).
√bhās, to speak = adhibhāsati, to speak to, to address.
anu, after, along, according to, near to, behind, less than, in consequence of, beneath.
e.g., √kar, to do = anukaroti, to do like, viz., to imitate, to ape.
√kam, to go = anukkamati, to go along with, to follow.
√dhāv, to run = anudhāvati, to run after to pursue.
√gah, to take = anugaṇhati, to take near, beneath = to protect.
apa, off, away, away from, forth: it also implies detraction, hurt, reverence.
e.g., √ci, to notice, observe = apacāyati, to honour, respect; apaciti, reverence.
√nī, to lead = opaneti, to lead away, viz., to take away, remove.
√gam, to go, = apagacchati, to go away.
√man, to think = apamaññati, to despise.
api, on, over, unto, close upon. This prefix is very seldom used; it is prefixed mostly to the
roots: √dhā, to put, set, lay, and √nah, to bind, join. It is moreover found abbreviated to pi
in most instances.
e.g., √dhā, to put, set, lay = pidahati, to cover, close, shut. apidhanaŋ, pidahanaŋ,
pidhānaŋ, covering, lid, cover.
√nah, to bind, join = pinayhati, to bind on, join on.
abhi, to, unto, towards, against, in the direction of. lt also expresses excess, reverence,
particularity. (Before a vowel = abbh).
e.g., √gam, to go = abhigacchati, to go towards, approach.
√kaɲkh, to desire, abhikaɲkhati = to desire particularly, to long for, yearn.
√jal to blaze = abhijalati, to blaze excessively, viz, fiercely.
√vand, to salute = abhivandati, to salute reverentially.
ava, down, off, away, back, aside, little, less. Implies also: disrespect, disregard.
Remarks.
ava, is often contracted to o.
e.g., √jā, to know = avajānāti, to despise. √har, to take = avaharati, to take away.
avahāro, taking away.
√khip, to throw = avakhipati, to throw down.
√lok, luk, to look = oloketi, to look down = avaloketi.
ud ( = the u of native grammarians; for the assimilation of final d to the following
consonants see 58, 60, 62, 65. Before h, sometimes final d is lost and the u lengthened.)
Upwards, above, up, forth, out.
e.g., √khip, to throw = ukkhipati, to throw up, get rid of; ukkhepanaŋ,
excommunication.
√chid, to cut = ucchindati, to cut off.
√ṭhā, to stand = uṭṭhahati to stand up, rise, uṭṭhānaŋ, rising.
√har, to take = uddharati (96) to draw out. uddharaṇaŋ, pulling out.
Remark. ud reverses the meaning of a few verbs
√pat, to fall = uppatati, to leap up, spring up.
√nam, to bend = unnamati, to rise up, ascend.
upa unto, to, towards, near, with, by the side of, as, like, up to, (opposed to apa), below, less.
e.g., √kaḍḍh to drag = upakaḍḍhati, to drag or draw towards, to draw below or
down.
√kar, to do = upakaroti, to do something towards unto; viz, to help, upakāro,
help, use; upakaraṇaŋ, instrument (lit. doing with).
√kam to step, go = upakkamati, to attack, (lit. to go towards).
ni (sometimes lengthened to nī, and before a vowel = nir) out, forth, down, into,
downwards, in, under.
e.g., √kam, to go = nikkhamati, to go out, to depart.
√dhā, to place = nidahati or nidheti, to deposit, hide.
√har, to take = nīharati, to take out.
√han, to strike = nihanti, to strike down.
pa, onward, forward to, forth, fore, towards, with. It expresses beginning.
e.g., √bhā, to shine = pabhāti to shine forth, to dawn. pabhā, radiance.
√bhū, to be = pabhavati, to begin to be, viz., to spring up, to originate.
√jal, to burn = pajjalati, to burn forth, to b1aze.
pati, paṭi against, back to, in reverse direction, back again in return, to, towards, near.
e.g., √bhās, to speak = paṭibhāsati. to speak back, to reply.
√khip, to throw = paṭikkhipati, to refuse. paṭikkhepo, refusing.
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