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samaṇassa

samaṇa

masc dat sg of samaṇa (noun); masc gen sg of samaṇa (noun)

1. ascetic; renunciant; holy man; monk; recluse; lit. who makes an effort; calm one
2. Ascetic; epithet of the Buddha

Built from

• sam — prefix · together, completely
  The concrete sense of bringing things into one unified state; here applied to the self gathering itself through disciplined exertion. Works like Latin con- (concentrate).
• aṇ — root · move, exert
  Root meaning motion and effort. The agent noun samaṇa denotes one who exerts effort collectively—gathering oneself through practice and restraint.

Etymology. From sam- (together) + √aṇ or √aṇṇa (to move, exert effort). The concrete sense is 'one who gathers oneself together' or 'one who exerts effort': sam- (together, with complete application) + agent noun. The root connects to Sanskrit root aṇ and aṇṇa, relating to motion and strain. The word shifted from 'one who makes effort' to 'ascetic who disciplines body and mind through practised exertion', and became the standard Pali term for monk.

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

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