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samādhiyati

pr 3rd sg of samādhiyati (verb)

1. is calmed; becomes collected; becomes composed; becomes stable (for); lit. is placed together here

Built from

• sam — prefix · together
  Drawing multiple things into one; concrete imagery of bundling or assembling. Works like Latin con-.
• ā — prefix · toward, up to
  Reverses the direction of motion verbs, pulling inward toward the speaker or center.
• dhī — root · place, hold
  Cognate with Sanskrit dhā, Greek tithēmi, Latin facio. The root imagery of setting or positioning carries into abstract 'placing the mind'.
• ya — ending · causative
  Marks the verb as causative voice: makes or causes the placing-together to occur, rather than simple placement.
• ti — ending · 3rd sg present
  Third person singular present indicative: he/she/it is caused to be placed together, i.e. becomes collected.

Analysis. sam + ā + dhī + ya + ti: saṁ- (together) + ā- (toward, up to) + √dhī (to place, hold) + -ya (causative suffix) + -ti (3rd sg present). The prefix pair saṁ + ā reverses the root's motion sense, drawing things together toward a focal point; the causative -ya shifts from simple 'placing' to 'causing to be placed' or 'settling'.

Etymology. √dhī (to place, hold, put) is an old root cognate with Sanskrit dhā, Greek tithēmi (I place), Latin facio (I do, make), and English do. The prefix samā- is the combination of sam- (together, con-) and ā- (toward, up to), pooling the reversal and gathering force of both. In doctrinal use, samādhi itself (saṁ + ā + dhī, nominalized) means 'collectedness' or 'concentration'—the mind's placement together into one focus.

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

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