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ekodi

masc nom sg of ekodi (adj); fem nom sg of ekodi (adj); nt nom sg of ekodi (adj); nt acc sg of ekodi (adj); …

  1. (mentally) unified; single

Built from

Analysis. eka- + odi: eka 'one' + √udi 'to go, move' (or the gerundive form -di), yielding literally 'going in one direction', hence unified in direction of mind.

Etymology. eka- derives from PIE *oikos 'one' (Sanskrit eka, Latin unus); odi from √udi 'to go, proceed' or its gerundive ending, cognate to English wade, Latin ūdus. The spatial image of a single path or unified direction underlies the psychological sense of mental one-pointedness (ekaggatā).

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

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