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sannayhitvā

absolute (past participle) of sannahati

1. having armed; having equipped (with) for battle; having suited up for war; lit. having bound together
2. having fastened; lit. having bound together

Built from

• sam — prefix · together, completely
  Brings multiple elements into one unified action. Concrete: things gathered and bound into a single, cohesive whole.
• nah — root · bind, fasten, tie
  From Indo-European *ned-. The concrete sense of knotting or securing threads/cord underlies the meaning of binding armor or equipment in place.
• itvā — ending · having (done)
  Absolutive ending, marking a completed action that precedes the main verb in the sentence. Here: the equipping was done before the action of battle.

Analysis. saṁ + nahati, 'bound together': the prefix sam- (together) + root nahati (binds, fastens), giving the sense of gathering and securing equipment or armor for combat.

Etymology. sam- (together, completely) + √nah (bind, fasten). The root nah is related to Sanskrit nah- and English 'knot', both from Indo-European *ned- (to bind, tie). The prefix sam- brings the root's concrete sense of binding into the collective action of outfitting: things bound together into readiness for war.

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

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