Patiṭṭhīyati [only apparently (passive) to patiṭṭhahati, of sthā, but in reality = Sanskrit prati-sthyāyate, of sthyā, see thīna. Ought to be *paṭitthīyati; but was by popular analogy with patiṭṭhāya changed to patiṭṭhīyati] to be obdurate, to offer resistance A I 124; II 203; III 181 f.; Ja IV 22 (preterit °ṭṭhīya); Pp 36; Pj I 226.
(pr, pr, pass of patitthāyati) is stubborn; is obstinate; is pig-headed; is resistant [lit.] is stiffened back Construction: pati + ṭhīya + ti