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sampajānakārī

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

1. forming a clear perception (of); creating a clear impression (of); cultivating attention (while); lit. making clear knowing

Built from

• saṁ — prefix · together, completely
  Brings distinct awareness into a unified, focused perception. Works like Latin con-, Greek homo-.
• pa — prefix · forth, distinctly
  Forward-facing intensifier making knowledge step forth and become vivid. Cognate with Greek pro-, Latin pro-.
• jānā — root · know, perceive
  √jñā 'know' cognate with Latin gnoscere, English 'know', German 'Kenntnis'. Discriminating awareness of present reality.
• kārī — stem · making, doing
  Agent noun from √kṛ 'make, do' (cognate with Latin creare 'create', English 'craft'). Nominalizes the verbal action into one who makes or practices.
• -ī — ending · masc/fem nom sg
  Masculine/feminine singular nominative of the -in/-ī adjective class, marking the subject performing the action.

Analysis. saṁ + pajānā + kārī: saṁ (together, completely) + pajānāti (knows distinctly, perceives clearly; pa + √jñā) + kārī (making, doing; from √kṛ 'make'). The compound describes one who brings together and makes vivid a clear, discriminating awareness of action.

Etymology. saṁ- (from Indo-European *sem- 'one, together'; cognate with English 'same', Latin similis) combines with pajānā (pa- 'forth' + √jñā 'know', akin to Latin gnoscere and English 'know') to denote knowledge that emerges clearly and completely. The suffix -kārī 'maker, doer' derives from √kṛ 'make' (cognate with Latin creare, English 'create').

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

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