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taṇhāsamudayā

taṇhāsamudaya

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

1. source of craving; arising of desire
2. with craving as source; originating from desire

Built from

• taṇhā — root · craving, thirst
  Noun denoting the mental thirst or yearning at the heart of suffering; possibly from an old root meaning thirst, akin to Sanskrit tṛṣ.
• sam — prefix · together
  Brings things into one; here 'together with' or 'complete'.
• ud — prefix · up, out
  Upward and outward motion; combines with √i (go) to express arising.
• i — root · go, come
  Sanskrit √i; cognate with English 'go' and Greek 'ienai'. Here 'arising'.
• a — ending · nominative singular
  Masculine noun ending marking the citation form and nominative singular.

Analysis. taṇhā (craving) + samudaya (arising, source): the arising or origin of craving, a key term in the Second Noble Truth denoting the cause of suffering.

Etymology. samudaya from sam- (together) + ud- (up, out) + √i (go): literally 'rising together', hence arising or origin. taṇhā is of obscure origin, perhaps related to √tṛṣ (thirst) in Sanskrit through a nasal formation.

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

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