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kampati

pr 3rd sg of kampati (verb)

1. shakes; trembles; wavers; is disturbed

Built from

• kamp — root · shake, tremble
  The root conveys physical vibration and instability. In doctrinal contexts, kampita (trembling) describes the agitation of mind in fear and uncertainty, contrasting with samādhi (collectedness).
• a — ending · 3rd singular present
  The thematic vowel -a marks the present stem; the zero ending signals 3rd singular indicative.

Etymology. Root √kamp, meaning to shake or tremble. Cognate with Sanskrit kampate (shakes), and likely related to English "camp" (originally meaning a place of conflict, hence movement and disturbance) and Old Norse "hampa" (to toss about). The root captures the physical sensation of vibration and unsteadiness.

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

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