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saṁvijjanti

saṁvijjati

3rd person plural present indicative of saṁvijjati (with sandhi: saṁvijjati → saṁvijjanti)

1. are found
2. are present
3. exist together

Built from

• saṁ — prefix · together, completely
  Brings things into unity or completeness; from the same root as English 'same'.
• vij — root · find, discover
  The root underlying the sense of being present or existing.
• anti — ending · 3rd plural present
  Third person plural present indicative ending; marks the verb as active, present tense, and agrees with a plural subject.

Analysis. saṁ (together, completely) + √vij (find, discover) + -anti (3rd pl. present). The prefix saṁ- here conveys the sense of things being brought together or coexisting in one place.

Etymology. Root √vij (to find, discover, be present); saṁ- is the prefix meaning 'together' or 'completely', from the same Indo-European root as English 'same' and Latin similis.

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

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