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sandhāya

sandha

fem instr sg of sandha (adj); masc dat sg of sandha (adj); fem dat sg of sandha (adj); nt dat sg of sandha (adj); …

1. sandha (adj): connected with; united with; joined with; lit. placing together
2. sandhāya (ger): referring to; concerning; in connection with; lit. placing together
3. sandhāya (ger): uniting; lit. placing together

Built from

• sam — prefix · together, completely
  Expresses the bringing of things into one unified state or action. Cognate with English same, Latin similis, Greek homoios (homo-).
• dhā — root · place, put, set
  The root of placing and positioning; cognate with Latin -do in condo, English do, German tun. Concrete sense of physical placement becomes abstract placement and establishment.
• ya — ending · gerund marker
  Forms the gerund (absolutive), expressing purpose, means, or attendant circumstance ('in order to', 'by means of', 'concerning'). Also used in locative-dative senses to mark connection.

Analysis. sam- (together) + √dhā (place, put); the gerund 'sandhāya' expresses purpose or means ('in order to join', 'by joining'). The adjective stem 'sandha' means 'joined, connected', used both as attribute and in the gerundial sense 'joining together'.

Etymology. sam (together, completely) + √dhā (to place, put). Cognate with Latin -do in condo 'put together', English do, German tun; the prefix sam- is cognate with English same, Latin similis, Greek homoios. The root √dhā is found in Sanskrit dhāman 'support', Greek thesis 'placing', Latin -ditus (as in conditus). The compound captures the concrete image of things placed side-by-side into a unified whole, which extends to 'joining', 'connection', and doctrinally 'sandhi' (junction, euphonic combination).

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

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