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passambhayaṁ

passambheti

gerund (ind. abs.) of passambheti — causative of passambhati; nominative accusative form

1. calms
2. pacifies
3. makes still

Built from

• pa — prefix · forth, intensify
  Forward motion becoming force or intensification; cognates Greek/Latin pro-.
• sambh — root · become calm, settle
  The root sense is things coming to rest or being still; things brought into one peaceful state.
• e — stem · causative
  The -e- marks causative voice: 'make calm' rather than 'become calm'.
• ti — ending · 3rd person singular
  Present indicative third person singular active.

Analysis. pa- (forth, intensifying) + sambheti (causative stem of √sambh, to become calm). The prefix pa- adds force to the basic sense of bringing together into stillness.

Etymology. √sambh (become calm, settle) with causative -eti and intensifying prefix pa-. Related to Sanskrit śam- (peace, calm); the concrete image is of things coming to rest or settling down.

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

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