Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

saṃ- +‎ ādiyati (to take)

Verb edit

samādiyati (root ādā, third conjugation)

  1. to take with oneself
  2. to take upon oneself
    • c. 500 BC, Gautama Buddha, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Pañcasīlāni; republished in Sangharakshita, Sangharakshita Complete Works, Windhorse Publications, 2019, →ISBN, Appendix: The Five Precepts:
      Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi.
      I observe the precept of abstaining from the destruction of life.

Conjugation edit

  • Present active participle: samādiyant, which see for forms and usage
  • Present middle participle: samādiyamāna, which see for forms and usage

Adjective edit

samādiyati

  1. masculine/neuter locative singular of samādiyant, present participle of the verb above

References edit

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “samādiyati”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead