sambodhā

sambodha

masc nom pl of sambodha (noun); masc instr sg of sambodha (noun); masc abl sg of sambodha (noun); masc voc sg of sambodha (noun); …

full awakening; perfect understanding; enlightenment

Built from

saṁ — prefix · together, completely
Brings separate moments of awareness into one unified, all-embracing wakefulness. Works like Latin con-.
bodh — root · awake, understand
From Proto-Indo-European *bheudh-. Cognate with Sanskrit budh-, German bieten, English bid (in the sense of becoming aware or offering oneself).
a — ending · nominative/instrumental/ablative
Masculine noun ending marking case and number in the surface forms.

Analysis. sam + bodha: 'awakening brought together' or 'awakening made complete'; bodha from √budh 'to awake, understand'.

Etymology. saṁ (together, completely) + bodha (awakening, from √budh 'to awake'). √budh is cognate with Sanskrit budh-, German bieten 'offer', English bid (both from the sense of becoming aware, offering oneself). The prefix saṁ transforms the root's sense from mere waking into the complete, unified awakening characteristic of a Buddha.

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

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