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samparikaḍḍheyya

samparikaḍḍhati

opt 3rd sg of samparikaḍḍhati (verb)

1. drags to and fro; pulls this way and that; drags every which way

Built from

• sam — prefix · together
  Brings into one; from Indo-European *kom-, cognate with English 'same' and Latin con-. Here it emphasizes the unified, repeated action.
• pari — prefix · around
  All the way round, completeness; from Indo-European *per-, cognate with Greek perí- (perimeter). Adds the sense of motion in all directions.
• kaḍḍh — root · drag, pull
  Concrete physical action of drawing or hauling. The root carries no Indo-European cognate known with certainty.
• a — ending · 3rd singular present
  Marks active voice, third person singular in present tense stem.
• yya — ending · optative mood
  Conditional or potential mood marker: 'would drag', 'should drag', 'might drag'.

Analysis. sam- (together) + pari- (around) + kaḍḍh- (drag, pull): to drag around in all directions, to pull this way and that.

Etymology. The root √kaḍḍh (to drag, pull) is combined with two spatial prefixes: sam- expressing collective action (from Indo-European *kom-, cognate with English 'same') and pari- expressing completeness all around (from Indo-European *per-, cognate with Greek perí-). The combination conveys dragging or pulling in multiple, conflicting directions simultaneously.

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

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