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sampāpuṇeyyuṁ

sampāpuṇati

3rd person plural optative (conditional) of sampāpuṇati; the form sampāpuṇeyyuṁ is an alternative construction with -eyyu + plural -ṁ

1. would reach together
2. would attain completely
3. would arrive at

Built from

• sam — prefix · together, completely
  Brings things into one unified whole; works like Latin con-.
• pā — prefix · forward, forth
  Intensifies the root; things step forth or go ahead to completion.
• puṇ — root · fill, reach, arrive
  Related to Latin plēnus 'full'. Concrete image: filling a vessel, arriving at a destination.
• -e — ending · optative/conditional
  Marks conditional or potential mood ('would', 'should').
• -yyu — ending · optative marker
  Reinforces the optative sense in the 3rd person plural.
• -ṁ — ending · plural
  Marks plural agreement with a 3rd person plural subject.

Analysis. sam- (together, completely) + pā- (forward, forth) + √puṇ (to fill, reach, arrive); the prefix pair sam- + pā- intensifies the sense of complete attainment.

Etymology. √puṇ is related to Latin plēnus 'full' and English full (both from PIE *peleH₂-). The prefixes sam- and pā- build a sense of bringing something to completion: literally 'fill together' → 'reach, attain completely'.

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

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