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upasampādentīti

upasampādeti

pr

1. upasampādeti (pr): ordains (someone) as a monastic; gives higher ordination (to); lit. causes to go near together
2. upasampādenta (prp): ordaining as a monk; giving higher ordination; lit. causing to go near together

Analysis. upasampādenti + iti; upasampādentī + iti

Etymology. upa + saṃ + pāde + ti; from √pad 'go, step'; Sanskrit upasaṃpadayate [upasaṃpad]

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

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