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sannipātā

sannipāta

masc nom pl of sannipāta (noun); masc instr sg of sannipāta (noun); masc abl sg of sannipāta (noun); masc voc sg of sannipāta (noun); …

1. assembly; congregation; gathering; lit. falling down together
2. arrangement; organization; lit. falling down together
3. connection; combination; gathering; lit. falling down together
4. illness produced by combination of the three humours; lit. falling down together
5. concurrence; union; lit. falling down together

Etymology. saṃ + ni + √pat > pāt + *a; from √pat 'fall'; Sanskrit saṃnipāta [saṃnipat]

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

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