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samūhanitvā
absolutive (gerund) of samūhanati
- having uprooted; having eradicated; having exterminated; having utterly destroyed; lit. having killed up together
- (of a rule) having repealed; having abolished; lit. having killed up together
Built from
- saṁ — prefix · together, completely
Intensifying prefix meaning "together" or "with"; here emphasizing the totality and thoroughness of the action. Works like Latin con-.
- ūh — root · sweep, uproot, remove
Root meaning to sweep or carry away; Sanskrit √ūh shares this sense. The concrete image is of sweeping or uprooting vegetation.
- anitva — ending · absolutive marker
Absolutive suffix -itvā (also -tvā) marks a gerundial action completed before the main verb, expressing "having done X". Here it converts the stem into an indeclinable past participle.
Analysis. saṁ + ūhanitvā: sam- (together, intensifying) + ūhanitvā (absolutive of ūhanati, to uproot, sweep away). The prefix binds the action of uprootment into a complete, thorough destruction.
Etymology. √ūh (to sweep, carry away, remove) — related to Sanskrit √ūh (to shake, sweep). The prefix sam- renders it total and reflexive. No clear European cognate, but the spatial sense of