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sampajjalitaṁ

sampajjalati

nominative/accusative singular masculine past participle of sampajjalati (3rd conjugation)

1. blazing
2. burning brightly
3. flaming up

Built from

• saṁ — prefix · together, completely
  Intensive and perfective prefix bringing multiple aspects into one whole, here making the burning vivid and all-consuming.
• pajjal — root · blaze, burn
  Root probably imitative of the sound and sight of flame; recurs in pajjota (lamp, light).
• -itaṁ — ending · past participle
  Nominative/accusative singular masculine form of the past participle, functioning adjectivally or as a reduced relative clause.

Analysis. saṁ + pajjalati: saṁ (together, completely) + pajjalati (burns, blazes). The prefix intensifies the root's sense of bright combustion.

Etymology. From √pajjal (to blaze, burn), probably onomatopoetic in origin, with saṁ- making it emphatic and complete. The root recurs in pajjota (light, lamp). No secure Indo-European cognate.

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

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