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divasaṁsantatte

divasaṁsantatti

nominative singular feminine of divasaṁsantatti (or possibly locative singular, depending on context; appears to be a variant spelling of divasa-ṁ-santatti)

1. succession of days
2. course of time
3. daily continuity

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• divasa — root · day
  From Sanskrit divas and PIE *dyew- 'to shine.' The sky-light; cognate with English 'day' (via Germanic) and Latin 'dies.'
• ṁ — ending · accusative marker (contracted)
  Marks the object of continuity; contracts the accusative singular -aṁ before santatti.
• santatti — stem · continuity, succession
  From √tan 'to stretch, extend' + -tti (abstract noun suffix). What stretches unbroken through time.

Analysis. divasa (day) + ṁ (contraction of -aṁ, accusative marker) + santatti (continuity, succession). The phrase expresses the unbroken flow or sequence of days.

Etymology. divasa from Sanskrit divas (day, sky) < PIE *dyew- (to shine); santatti from √tan (to stretch, extend) with -tti suffix, meaning that which stretches or continues.

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

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