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saṁvijjantassa

saṁvijjati

genitive singular masculine of the present participle of saṁvijjati ('there is, exists together')

1. existing
2. being present
3. available

Built from

• saṁ — prefix · together, with
  The collective prefix expressing things brought into one or co-present; also seen in samādhi.
• vi — root · be found, exist
  Related to vijjā (knowledge); the root sense 'to distinguish' evolved into 'to be found' and 'to exist'.
• jati — ending · 3rd singular present
  The present indicative ending marks simple assertion of existence; -ssa is the genitive singular masculine participle ending, marking the dependent relationship to the noun it modifies.

Analysis. saṁ- (together, with) + vijjati (is found, exists), a denominative of vijjā (knowledge); the prefix saṁ- here expresses co-presence or collective existence.

Etymology. √vij (to separate, distinguish, hence 'to be found') < PIE *weik- 'to settle, dwell'; saṁ- is the collective prefix cognate with Latin cum and English same. The sense evolved from 'to be distinguished' to 'to be known' to 'to exist'.

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

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