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samagganandī

masc nom sg of samagganandī (adj); masc nom pl of samagganandī (adj); fem nom sg of samagganandī (adj); nt nom pl of samagganandī (adj); …

1. who enjoys concord; who delights in unity

Built from

• sam — prefix · together
  Brings things into one; from IE *som-. Works to intensify and complete the meaning.
• aggana — stem · concord, agreement
  From sam + gam (going together); the state of unity or harmony arising from being together.
• nandī — stem · one who delights, rejoicer
  Agent noun from √nand (to rejoice, be glad). The ending -ī marks a masculine agent noun who characteristically delights.

Analysis. sam + aggana + nandī; sam- (together) + aggana (concord, agreement) + nandī (one who delights in, from √nand 'to rejoice'). The compound shows the agent noun formation: literally 'one who takes delight together in concord'.

Etymology. sam- from Indo-European *som- (same, together; cognate English 'same', Greek homoios, Latin similis); √nand ('to rejoice') related to Sanskrit nandati; aggana from sam + √gam ('go together'), the state of going together or agreement.

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

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