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samāhitaṁ

samāhita

past participle (accusative singular masculine) of samāharati, or adjective meaning 'concentrated, collected'

1. collected, concentrated (of mind)
2. composed, gathered together
3. placed together

Built from

• saṁ — prefix · together, completely
  Things brought into one; works like Latin con-.
• ā — prefix · toward, up to
  Reverses or completes motion; brings the action to its destination or conclusion.
• hṛ — root · take, carry, bring
  Concrete image of grasping and moving something; cognate with English 'seize'.
• -ta — ending · past participle
  Passive voice perfective participle; here used adjectivally to describe a state of being gathered or composed.

Analysis. saṁ- (together) + ā- (toward, up to) + √hṛ (take, bring) — 'brought together', hence mentally unified or collected.

Etymology. The prefix saṁ- (together, as in samādhi 'placing together') combined with ā- (toward, reversing or completing motion) and the root √hṛ 'take, carry' (cognate with English 'seize', Latin gerere). The underlying image is of things gathered and brought into one place, applied to mental faculties unified in meditation.

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

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