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kāmūpasaṁhitā

feminine nominative singular past participle (or adjective) of kāmūpasaṁharati, formed from kāma + upa + sam + √hṛ

1. bound up with desire
2. connected to sense-pleasure
3. entangled in craving

Built from

• kāma — root · desire
  Sensory pleasure and craving in Buddhist analysis. Distinct from PIE *kam- 'to be fond of', though possibly related.
• upa — prefix · near, alongside
  Spatial: close approach and integration. As in upādāna 'clinging' (fuel taken up close to fire).
• sam — prefix · together, completely
  Bringing things into one unified state. Works like Latin con- and English 'same'.
• hitā — ending · placed, bound (past participle)
  Feminine nominative singular. Indicates the state of being placed or brought together, from √dhā (place), English 'do'.

Analysis. kāma- (desire, sense-pleasure) + upa- (near, close alongside) + sam- (together, completely) + -hitā (placed, bound). The compound conveys 'brought together close alongside desire': things drawn into the orbit of craving and sensory attachment.

Etymology. kāma is from PIE *kam- (to desire, be fond of); sam- and upa- are spatial prefixes whose concrete imagery—'gathered together close at hand'—shapes the abstract sense of being enmeshed in craving. The past participle -hitā derives from √dhā (place, put), cognate with English 'do' and German 'tun'.

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

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