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samathāya

samatha

masc dat sg of samatha (noun); nt dat sg of samatha (noun)

1. stilling (of); serenity (of); calming (of); settling (of); peace (of); (comm) mental unification
2. (vinaya) settlement; deciding; appeasement; adjudication (of)
3. evenness; balance; equilibrium (of)

Etymology. √sam + a + tha; from √sam 'be calm, be tired'; Sanskrit śamatha [śam]

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

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