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saṅgaho

saṅgaha

masc nom sg of saṅgaha (noun)

1. support; maintenance (of); looking after; lit. holding together
2. inclusion (in); encompassing; grouping (of); lit. holding together
3. (of relationships) maintenance; support; lit. holding together
4. treatment; lit. holding together
5. agreement (about the postponement of the invitation ceremony); lit. holding together
6. holding together
7. collection of scriptures; lit. holding together

Built from

• sam — prefix · together
  Brings multiple elements into one unified whole. Cognate with Latin similis 'same' and English same.
• gah — root · seize, grasp
  The concrete act of grasping or holding. Suggests bringing things together under one's control or framework.
• a — ending · nominative singular
  Masculine -a ending marks the nominative singular citation form of a-stem nouns.

Analysis. sam + √gah: 'together' + 'seize, grasp'. The prefix sam- brings the root's meaning of individual grasping into the collective: a holding together, a comprehensive gathering or framework that binds parts into one.

Etymology. sam (together, from Indo-European *sem- cognate with Latin similis, English same) + √gah (to grasp, seize; cognate with Latin gabare 'handle', Greek χάζω 'gape'). The spatial image of bringing separate things under one grip becomes the abstract sense of unifying support and inclusive collection.

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

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