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sammodanīyaṁ

sammodanīya

neuter singular nominative/accusative of a derived adjective (gerundive)

1. worthy of gladness or celebration
2. pleasing, delightful
3. to be rejoiced in

Built from

• sam — prefix · together, completely
  Brings multiple moments or minds into one state. Here it compounds with the root to intensify: joy that gathers or pervades.
• mud — root · rejoice, delight
  The heart or spirit pressing outward in joy. Cognate with Sanskrit mud-, ultimately Indo-European *meud-.
• anīya — ending · worthy of, fit for
  Gerundive suffix forming an adjective meaning 'to be done' or 'worthy'; marks the neuter singular nominative/accusative form sammodanīyaṁ in this context.

Analysis. sam- (together) + modanīya (gladness-worthy, from modati 'rejoices'), conveying that which gathers or produces gladness; used of wholesome deeds, virtuous conduct, and joyful occasions in the canon.

Etymology. √mud 'to rejoice' (cognate with Sanskrit mud-, ultimately Indo-European *meud- 'to push away, press'). The prefix sam- (together, completely; cognate with English 'same', Latin con-) intensifies and unifies: sammodanīya describes something that collects joy or brings people together in celebration. Modati itself carries the image of the heart springing or pressing outward in joy.

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

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