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saṅgahitāti

saṅgahita

past participle + iti (quotative particle)

1. comprised (of); endowed (with); lit. held together
2. organized; arranged; managed; governed; lit. held together
3. included (in); taken together (with); part (of); lit. held together
4. treated kindly; lit. held together
5. held together

Built from

• saṁ — prefix · together, with
  Brings elements into unity and completeness; concrete imagery of gathering into one.
• gah — root · seize, grasp, hold
  Root meaning 'to take hold of', the base of gahati 'grasps'; conveys the concrete action of gripping or binding.
• it — stem · past participle stem
  Thematic vowel and participial marker forming the past participle base.
• a — ending · past participle singular
  Past participle ending -ta with vowel agreement; marks completed action viewed as a state.
• iti — ending · quotative marker
  Particle marking direct or reported discourse; 'thus, as if, so that'.

Analysis. saṅgahita + iti: past participle saṅgahita (from sam + √gah 'to seize, hold') + iti, the quotative particle marking quoted or reported speech; lit. '(is) held together'

Etymology. sam- (together, bringing into one) + √gah (to seize, grasp, hold) + -ta (past participle ending). The prefix sam- conveys the concrete sense of things gathered and bound into unity; gah is the root of gahati 'seizes'. The compound sense 'comprised, endowed with' arises from the image of possessions or qualities held together as a unified whole.

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

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