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samphuṭito

samphuṭita

masc nom sg of samphuṭita (pp)

1. swollen (by); burst open (by); (comm) touched (by)

Built from

• sam — prefix · together, completely
  Brings the action into a unified state; here, complete bursting or swelling. Works like Latin con- and Greek homo-.
• phuṭ — root · burst, split, crack
  Cognate with Sanskrit sphuṭ- and Proto-Indo-European *sput- (to spit, spurt). The root carries the imagery of forceful rupture.
• ita — ending · past participle
  Marks the word as a completed action or state; here, 'having been burst open' or 'swollen'. Agrees with the masculine nominative singular subject.

Analysis. sam- (together, completely) + phuṭita (burst, split). The prefix sam- intensifies the sense of splitting or bursting open.

Etymology. √phuṭ (to burst, split) is cognate with Sanskrit sphuṭ- and Indo-European *sput- (to spit, spurt); sam- brings things into one state (here, bursting completely open). The sense of swelling as a prelude to bursting connects to the physical imagery of pressure and rupture.

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

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