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saṁyojanassa

saṁyojana

genitive singular masculine of saṁyojana, a noun derived from saṁ + yuj-

1. fetter, bond (that binds the mind to saṁsāra)
2. yoke
3. connection, attachment

Built from

• saṁ — prefix · together, with
  Collective bringing-together; here intensifies the binding sense of yoking. Works like Latin con-.
• yoj — root · yoke, join, bind
  Cognate with English yoke, Latin iugum, Sanskrit yoga. The root carries the concrete image of joining animals under a yoke.
• ana — ending · verbal noun, -ness
  Forms an abstract noun from the verb yojeti 'binds'. The genitive singular ending -ssa marks possession or relationship to another noun in the sentence.

Analysis. saṁ (together) + yoj (yoke, bind) + ana (verbal noun suffix). The concrete image of yoking animals together becomes the dharmic sense of mental fetters that bind one to rebirth.

Etymology. √yuj 'to yoke, join' (English yoke, Latin iugum, Sanskrit yoga; the prefix saṁ- 'together' adds the sense of binding or connecting). The metaphor moves from a physical yoke joining oxen to the existential bonds of craving, aversion, and delusion that tether the mind to the wheel of suffering.

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

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