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sammādiṭṭhiṁ

sammādiṭṭhi

accusative singular feminine of sammādiṭṭhi (right view, one of the eight factors of the Noble Eightfold Path)

1. right view
2. correct understanding
3. proper perspective

Built from

• saṁ — prefix · together, well
  sam- brings things into unity; here intensifies and approves.
• mā — prefix · not, negation
  This is actually the adverbial suffix -ā fused with su-; no negation intended. The form sammā derives from su + -ā.
• diṭ — root · see
  √dṛś in Sanskrit; the basis for vision and understanding.
• thi — ending · feminine abstract noun
  Feminine nominative suffix forming diṭṭhi (the abstract noun 'view') from the root. The -ṁ ending here marks accusative singular feminine.

Analysis. sammā (well, rightly) + diṭṭhi (view, opinion). sammā is an adverbial form of su- (well) + -ā; diṭṭhi derives from √dṛś (see). Together: the view that sees things rightly, especially regarding suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path.

Etymology. sammā: from su- (well, good; cognate with Greek eu- in eulogy) + nominalized -ā. diṭṭhi: from √dṛś (to see), cognate with Latin dīcere's root and Sanskrit dṛś. In doctrinal Pali, sammādiṭṭhi is the first factor of the Eightfold Path (aṭṭhaṅgika magga), often rendered as correct understanding of the Four Noble Truths.

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

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