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santuṭṭho

santuṭṭha

masc nom sg of santuṭṭha (pp); masc nom sg of santuṭṭha (noun)

1. satisfied; pleased; contented; happy with; lit. pleased together
2. name of a lay disciple; lit. satisfied

Built from

• saṁ — prefix · together, completely
  Intensifying prefix from Indo-European *sem- (same, Latin similis). Brings elements into unity; here, composing the mind into contentment.
• tuṭṭha — root · satisfied, pleased
  Past participle of √tuṭṭ- (to be satisfied, pleased). Not found in common European cognates; Pali-specific word expressing the settled state of mind.

Etymology. saṁ (together) + tuṭṭha (pleased, satisfied). The prefix saṁ-, meaning 'together' or 'completely', intensifies the sense of tuṭṭha (satisfied), from √tuṭṭ-, related to comfort and contentment. The spatial image of 'bringing together' becomes the sense of being fully at peace or in harmony.

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

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