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sampavedhessatīti

sampavedheti

3rd singular future of sampavedheti (causative)

1. causes to shake; causes to quake

Built from

• saṁ — prefix · together, completely
  Intensifying prefix bringing force into unified action.
• √vedh — root · shake, tremble
  Cognate with Sanskrit vedh-; imagery of trembling or flexing motion.
• e — ending · causative marker
  Causative suffix converting root to 'cause to shake'.
• ssa — ending · future tense
  Future tense infix, marking future action.
• ti — ending · 3rd singular
  Third person singular present/future marker.

Analysis. sampavedhessati + iti: future form (sampavedhessati) + quotative particle (iti), 'will cause to shake', thus

Etymology. saṁ (together) + √vedh (shake, tremble). √vedh is cognate with Sanskrit vedh- and likely related to English wield (wielding involves flexing/moving) and Latin vibrare (to shake). The prefix saṁ intensifies the action into a collective or forceful shaking.

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

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