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samanugāhimha

samanugāhi

aor 1st pl of samanugāhi (verb)

1. closely questioned; asked for reasons; lit. dived into

Built from

• sam — prefix · together, completely
  Things brought into one; the collective sense intensifies the verb, as in samādhi.
• anu — prefix · along, following
  Trailing behind, following the track; often marks continuative or pursuing action.
• gāh — root · dive, plunge
  Concrete imagery of diving into water; used figuratively for penetrating inquiry or thorough investigation.
• a — stem · thematic vowel
  Joins root to endings; marks the a-class verb.
• mha — ending · 1st plural aorist
  Marks first person plural in the aorist tense (past definite), here marking 'we questioned' or 'we dived in together'.

Analysis. sam- (together) + anu- (along, following) + √gāh (dive, plunge): literally 'dived into together', used figuratively for close questioning or thorough investigation.

Etymology. The root √gāh (dive, plunge) is cognate with Sanskrit gāhate and reflects the concrete imagery of diving or plunging into depths; the prefix sam- brings the sense of collective or thorough action (as in samādhi, 'placing together'), while anu- follows the track of that action, yielding the sense of pursuing inquiry deeply.

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

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