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tenupasaṅkami

aor 3rd sg of tenupasaṅkami (verb); aor 2nd sg of tenupasaṅkami (verb)

1. approached there; went to that place

Built from

• tena — prefix · that (instrumental)
  Instrumental form of ta (that), often used with locative sense. Governs the direction or means of approach.
• upa — prefix · near, alongside
  Spatial prefix signifying approach and proximity; brings out the sense of moving up close to someone or something.
• sam — prefix · together
  Brings things into one; here combined with upa to create intensity of approach.
• kam — root · go, move
  Basic root of motion; yields kamati 'goes' and in compounds like saṅkamati 'assembles, goes together'.
• i — ending · aorist 3rd singular
  Marks past tense, third person singular; -i is the standard aorist ending for this person and number in Pali.

Analysis. tena (instrumental of ta, 'that') + upa ('near, alongside') + saṅkami (aorist of saṅkamati, 'went together'). Literally: 'went up close by that means or direction'; the instrumental tena often carries locative force ('there, in that place').

Etymology. saṅkamati is saṁ ('together') + kamati (√kam 'go, move'), so saṅkami means 'went together' or 'assembled'. The prefix upa ('up close to, alongside, approach') intensifies the sense of moving toward. Cognates: √kam relates to Latin cognates of motion; saṁ works like Latin con- and English same.

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

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