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sampasādanaṁ

sampasādana

accusative singular neuter of sampasādana (noun)

1. confidence, faith
2. serene trust
3. clarification

Built from

• sam — prefix · together, completely
  Things brought into one; the heart becomes unified and still. Related to English 'same' and Latin 'similis'.
• pa — prefix · forth, out
  Forward motion; here used intensively to strengthen the sense of clarity.
• sad — root · settle, clarify, trust
  To become clear or tranquil; cognate with English 'settle'. As a verb, pasīdati means 'trusts, becomes serene'.
• ana — stem · action, state
  Nominalizing suffix forming action nouns from roots.
• ṁ — ending · accusative singular
  Object case, accusative neuter singular; marks the noun as a direct object in the sentence.

Analysis. sam- (together) + pasādana (clarification, from pasīdati 'becomes clear, trusts'), a compound nominal. The prefix sam- suggests bringing into one, or complete repose; pasādana derives from the root √sad 'settle, become clear', hence 'settling-together' in the heart.

Etymology. sam- (together, completely) + √sad (settle, clarify, trust); the root appears in Sanskrit sad- and is cognate with English 'settle'. In the context of Buddhist faith, sampasādana denotes not blind belief but the luminous settling of the heart toward the Three Jewels, a technical term for serene confidence in the Buddha's teaching.

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

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