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samaggārāmo

samaggārāma

masc nom sg of samaggārāma (adj)

1. enjoying concord; taking pleasure in unity

Built from

• sam — prefix · together, completely
  Things brought into one; cognate with English 'same', Greek homo-, Latin similis.
• agga — root · peak, foremost
  The sharp point at the top; collective agga thus means unified accord or consensus.
• ā — prefix · toward, up to
  Motion toward the speaker; reverses simple verbs to show approach or arrival.
• ram — root · rejoice, delight
  To find pleasure or joy; the prefix ā shapes it as emotional approach or attainment of joy.
• a — ending · masculine nominative
  Marks masculine gender and nominative case in the singular.

Analysis. samagga (unity, harmony) + ārāma (delight, pleasure); a tatpuruṣa compound where the first member qualifies the second. The term describes one who finds joy in collective harmony, especially in monastic contexts.

Etymology. samagga is saṁ + agga (together + peak/foremost), denoting unified accord; ārāma derives from ā + √ram (toward + rejoice), showing the spatial imagery of emotional approach. The compound thus embodies both togetherness and the delight that attends it.

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

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