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satimanto

satimant

masc nom sg of satimant (adj); masc nom pl of satimant (adj); masc voc pl of satimant (adj)

1. mindful; fully present; attentive; lit. having memory quality
2. having a good memory; with excellent recollection; lit. having memory quality

Built from

• sati — stem · memory, mindfulness
  From √smṛ 'to remember' (cognate English 'smart' in sense of keen perception). In Buddhist usage, sati is one of the seven awakening factors (bojjhaṅga), the collected presence that guards the mind against distraction and delusion.
• -mant — ending · having, possessed of
  Possessive suffix forming adjectives. Cognate to Latin -mentum and English -ment. Here it converts the noun sati into an adjective meaning 'endowed with mindfulness'.

Etymology. sati (memory, mindfulness; from √smṛ Indo-European root meaning 'to remember', cognates English 'smart' in the sense of keen awareness, Sanskrit smṛti) + -mant (possessive suffix meaning 'having', 'possessed of'; cognates Latin -mentum, English -ment). The compound literally means 'having memory' or 'endowed with mindfulness', which in Buddhist doctrine becomes the quality of unbroken recollection and presence of mind essential to the path.

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

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