sammati
Pali
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Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit शाम्यति (śāmyati, “to cease”).
Verb
sammati (root sam, third conjugation)
- to be appeased, to be calmed
- c. 50 BC, The Buddha, Dhammapada(pāḷi), Yamakavagga, page 26; republished in The Eighteenth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Khuddaka-Nikāya[1], Colombo, 2009:
- 3. අක්කොච්ඡි මං අවධි මං අජිනි මං අහාසි මෙ
යෙ තං උපනය්හන්ති වෙරං තෙසං න සම්මති- 3. akkocchi maṃ avadhi maṃ ajini maṃ ahāsi me
ye taṃ upanayhanti veraṃ tesaṃ na sammati - He abused me, he struck me, he defeated me, he robbed me.
Hatred does not subside for those who nurse grudges thus.
- 3. akkocchi maṃ avadhi maṃ ajini maṃ ahāsi me
- to cease
- to rest
- to dwell
- Synonym: vasati
Conjugation
Conjugation of "sammati"
- Present active participle: sammant, which see for forms and usage
- Past participle: santa, which see for forms and usage.
- Causative: sāmeti, sāmayati, which see for forms and usage.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sanskrit श्राम्यति (śrāmyati, “to be weary”).
Verb
sammati (root sam, third conjugation)
- to be tired
Conjugation
Conjugation of "sammati"
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | ||
| 1st | sammāmi | sammāma |
| 2nd | sammasi | sammatha |
| 3rd | sammati | sammanti |
| Imperative | ||
| 1st | sammāmi | sammāma |
| 2nd | samma or sammāhi | sammatha |
| 3rd | sammatu | sammantu |
- Present active participle: sammant, which see for forms and usage
- Past participle: santa, which see for forms and usage.
Etymology 3
Inherited from Sanskrit शम्यति (śamyati, “to toil at”).
Verb
sammati (root sam, third conjugation)
- to work
- to be satisfactory
Conjugation
Conjugation of "sammati"
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | ||
| 1st | sammāmi | sammāma |
| 2nd | sammasi | sammatha |
| 3rd | sammati | sammanti |
| Imperative | ||
| 1st | sammāmi | sammāma |
| 2nd | samma or sammāhi | sammatha |
| 3rd | sammatu | sammantu |
- Present active participle: sammant, which see for forms and usage
Adjective
sammati
- masculine and neuter locative singular of sammant, present participle of the verbs above
References
Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “sammati”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “santa”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead