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ekattasmiṁ

ekatta

locative singular of ekatta (masculine noun)

1. in oneness
2. in unity
3. in singularity

Built from

• eka — root · one
  From PIE *oikos (house, inhabit); the primary numeral denoting singularity or unity, central to Pali's expression of non-duality (anattā).
• -tta — ending · abstract quality
  Suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives or numerals (like -tva in Sanskrit, -ty in English); converts eka (one) into ekatta (oneness, unity).
• -smiṁ — ending · locative singular
  Locative case ending marking location, circumstance, or the domain in which something occurs; here places the action within unity or singularity.

Analysis. eka- (one) + -tta (abstract quality suffix, from -tva); the locative form marks the location or circumstance of the action in context.

Etymology. From eka (one; from PIE *oikos, cf. English "ecology"), with the abstract suffix -tta (corresponding to Sanskrit -tva, seen in Latin -tas/-tatis). The compound eka-tta expresses the notion of unified, singular, or non-dual condition, common in Buddhist philosophical discourse on the non-multiplicity of the self or phenomena.

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

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