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samāno
samāna
masc nom sg of samāna (adj); masc nom sg of samāna (prp)
- equal (to); same (as); similar (to); like; even
- harmonious; united; lit. even
- being; having; existing
Built from
- sam — prefix · together, with
Brings things into one; works like Latin con-. Brings separate things into unified, harmonious relation.
- ā — prefix · toward, up to
Reverses motion, drawing things toward a single locus. Creates the sense of convergence and equality.
- na — root · go, proceed
√nā 'to go' (Sanskrit, Greek nē in compounds); things that go together stand equal. The root is obscured by age, but the spatial sense of co-motion remains in the adjective.
- a — ending · nominative singular masculine
Masculine -a ending marks the word as a simple adjective in nominative singular agreement; here qualifying or describing a masculine singular noun.
Etymology. sam- (together, bringing into one) + ā- (toward, up to) + √nā (to go, proceed); literally 'going together, brought together'. The compound encodes the concrete spatial imagery: things that proceed together toward a single point stand equal and in harmony. Cognates to the root √nā appear in Sanskrit and Greek (Latin nāvigō 'navigate'), but the prefix-root fusion is Pali's own evolution of the earlier nominal form.