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tenupasaṅkamissāma
tenupasaṅkamati
fut 1st pl of tenupasaṅkamati (verb)
- goes there; approaches that place
Built from
- tena — prefix · by that, through that
Instrumental case form of tad (that), marking the means or agent of the action. Sets the direction or circumstance of approach.
- upa — prefix · near, up close
Spatial: motion toward something at close range. Cognates: Latin sub-, Greek hypo-, English up. Concrete imagery of approach from a distance to nearness.
- sa(ṁ) — prefix · together, with
Spatial: bringing things into one unified action. Cognates: Latin con-, English same, Greek homo-. Here combines with kam to intensify 'moving together toward'.
- kam — root · go, move, come
Shared Indo-European root: English come, Latin cōmēs 'companion'. The core action of locomotion, shaped by surrounding prefixes into purposive motion.
- issa — ending · future marker
Future tense marker marking the action as yet to occur. Attached to the 3rd singular stem and combined with 1st person plural -āma ending.
- āma — ending · 1st person plural
Personal ending indicating the action is performed by 'we' (first person plural). Conjugates with future tense stem.
Analysis. tena (instrumental of tad, 'by that, through that') + upasaṅkamati (upa 'near, up close' + saṁ 'together' + kam 'go'), literally 'goes together near by that means'; the instrumental tena marks the agent or circumstance of approach.
Etymology. Sanskrit tenopasaṅkramati, from tena (instrumental singular of tat 'that') + upasaṅkramati. The root √kam 'go, move' (English come, Latin cōmēs 'companion') is qualified by the prefixes upa 'near' (Latin sub-, Greek hypo-) and saṁ 'together' (Latin con-, English same). The concrete imagery: one moves (kam) near and together (upasaṁ) toward something, hence 'approaches'.