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gambhīragatā

gambhīragata

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

1. sunk deeply; plunged deeply; lit. gone deep

Built from

• gambhīra — stem · deep
  An adjective of obscure origin; in Pali idiom, adjectives of quality are frequently compounded with gata to express a resulting state or condition.
• gata — ending · gone, reached
  Past participle of √gam 'go'; here functioning as the second element of a compound adjective to mark the state of having gone into or become characterized by the preceding quality.

Analysis. gambhīra (deep) + gata (gone, reached); literally 'gone deep', used of states or conditions that are profoundly established or deeply rooted.

Etymology. gambhīra is of uncertain origin, possibly related to Sanskrit gambhīra 'deep' (also uncertain); gata is the past participle of gacchati 'goes', from PIE *gʰem- 'to go' (cognate with English come, Latin venire). The compound fuses the adjective of quality with the perfective participle to express a state of being deeply sunk or established.

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

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