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ālayasammuditā

ālayasammudita

masc nom pl of ālayasammudita (adj); fem nom sg of ālayasammudita (adj); fem nom pl of ālayasammudita (adj); nt nom pl of ālayasammudita (adj); …

1. pleased with attachment; happy with clinging

Built from

• ā — prefix · toward, taking in
  Reverses or draws inward; here marks the taking-in and clinging quality of ālaya.
• lay — root · cling, stick, adhere
  From √lī (Latin lini 'to smear', linere); marks the stickiness of attachment.
• a — ending · nominalized stem
  Forms ālaya as a masculine noun meaning clinging or attachment; here used as first member of compound.
• sam — prefix · together, completely
  Gathers and collects into unity; cognate with English 'same' and Latin similis. Here marks total absorption in attachment.
• mud — root · be glad, delight
  Cognate with English 'mood'; conveys joy and gladness of spirit.
• ita — ending · past participle
  Forms adjective sammudita 'gladdened, pleased'; combined with ālaya, describes one delighted in clinging.

Analysis. ālaya (clinging, attachment) + sammudita (pleased, delighted); sammudita from sam- (together) + mudita (gladdened), lit. 'gladdened together with/in'—the compound shows one pleased together with, i.e. united in or consumed by, attachment.

Etymology. ālaya from ā- (toward the speaker, taking in) + √lī (cling, stick); sammudita from sam- (together, completely) + √mud (be glad)—the prefix sam- in sammudita conveys bringing gladness completely into focus, while ālaya's ā- suggests drawing or taking things unto oneself (as in clinging).

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

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