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saññatvā

absolutive of saññānati

1. having known; having perceived; having conceived; having recognized; lit. having known together

Built from

• sam — prefix · together, completely
  The concrete sense of bringing parts into one unified whole; here, knowing that gathers understanding into a single perception.
• ñā — root · know, perceive
  Indo-European *gn̥- (to know): cognates include Latin gnōscere, Greek gignōskō, English know, and German kennen. The root expresses direct knowing or recognizing.
• tvā — ending · absolutive marker
  The absolutive suffix marks a completed action that logically precedes the main verb, functioning as a temporal or causal adverbial clause (having known, one then ...).

Etymology. sam- (together) + √ñā (know): the prefix sam- brings the root's sense of knowing into a unified grasp; √ñā is cognate with Latin gnōscere, Greek gignosko, and English know (all from Indo-European *gn̥-).

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

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