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tasmātiha

sandhi form

1. therefore here; therefore in this regard

Built from

• tasmā — root · from that
  Ablative singular of tad (that, it); the demonstrative pronoun tad is cognate with Latin id and English 'that'. In Pali discourse, tasmā introduces logical consequence or causal explanation.
• iha — root · here, in this regard
  Locative adverb derived from the demonstrative-locative stem *i-. Often used in the canon to ground abstract teaching in immediate experience or practice.

Analysis. tasmā + iha: tasmā is the ablative of tad (that, it), meaning 'from that, therefore'; iha is the locative adverb meaning 'here' or 'in this regard'. The compound emphasizes reason and immediate application: 'for that reason, in this context'.

Etymology. tasmā from the demonstrative pronoun tad (Sanskrit tat, Latin id 'that'), cognate with English 'that'; iha from the locative stem meaning 'in this place', related to Sanskrit iha and the demonstrative root *i-. Together they form a common Buddhist formulaic phrase linking causality to present circumstance.

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

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