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santhāgāraṁ

santhāgāra

accusative singular masculine noun; or possibly nominative if the text is ambiguous; note: the expected form is santhāgāraṁ (accusative) or santhāgāra (nominative/stem)

1. store-house
2. granary
3. warehouse for provisions

Built from

• saṁ — prefix · together
  Prefix meaning 'together, with, completely': things brought into one place for storage and safekeeping.
• thā — stem · place, stand
  From √sthā 'to stand, place, remain'. Cognate with English 'stand', Latin 'status'. Describes the foundational placing of goods.
• gāra — stem · house
  From √gṛh 'to seize, hold, take'. A house is a place where things are held and secured; related to 'garland' (what gathers flowers).

Analysis. saṁ + thā + gāra: saṁ (together) + thā (place, stand) + gāra (house). A place where provisions are stored together; compound of abstract noun meaning 'placing together' and 'house'.

Etymology. From saṁ + √sthā (stand, place; cognate with English stand, Latin status) + gāra (house; related to √gṛh 'seize, hold'). The prefix saṁ- here suggests 'a place for gathering/concentrating stores'.

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

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