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ajjhogāhetvā

absolutive (past participle) of ajjhogāheti

1. having entered; having plunged; having gone deeply (into)

Built from

• ajjho — prefix · down into
  Contraction of adho (ava + locative). The downward and inward motion of the prefix ava- ('down, off'; cognate with Latin au-, English 'off') merges with the sense of penetrating deeply into something.
• gāh — root · plunge, immerse
  The root √gah denotes plunging or hollowing out (cognate with English 'gouge'). The concrete image is of pressing or thrusting into depth.
• e — ending · causative marker
  The -e- marks causative voice in the present stem (gāheti = 'causes to plunge'). In the absolutive form, the causative stem is maintained while the verbal ending is replaced by the participial -tvā.
• tvā — ending · absolutive
  The -tvā ending marks the absolutive (past participle), expressing a completed action that serves as a framework for the main verb: 'having plunged (into), then...'.

Analysis. ajjho (adverbial prefix, 'downward into') + gāheti ('causes to plunge'). The compound expresses immersion or deep penetration, whether literal (entering water or a place) or metaphorical (entering a meditative state or doctrinal understanding).

Etymology. ajjho is a contraction of adho (ava + *o-locative, 'downward'), expressing downward motion. Gāheti is a causative of gāh-, from the root √gah (to plunge, immerse), cognate with English 'gouge' (to hollow out). The prefix ava- (down, off) is cognate with Latin au- (in aufero, carry off) and English 'off'. The spatial imagery of descent and penetration into a hollow or depth underlies the meaning.

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

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