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sampavedheyya

sampavedhati

opt 3rd sg of sampavedhati (verb); opt 3rd sg of sampavedheti (verb)

1. sampavedhati (pr): shakes; trembles; quakes; is frightened (because of)
2. sampavedheti (pr): causes to shake; causes to quake
3. sampavedheyya (opt): could cause to shake; could cause to quake

Built from

• saṁ — prefix · together, completely
  Brings disparate motions into one unified effect; intensifies the root's violent imagery.
• vedh — root · shake, tremble
  From Proto-Indo-European *wendh- (to turn, twist, wind); the rapid, forceful motion of trembling or quaking. Related to Sanskrit vedhati, English wind (to twist).
• e — ending · causative present stem
  Forms the present stem of the causative verb sampavedheti; the -e- marks the causative voice.
• yya — ending · optative 3rd singular
  Optative mood ending: expresses possibility or potential action (could cause to shake).

Analysis. saṁ + √vedh; the prefix saṁ- intensifies the root's sense of violent motion, bringing together the force of trembling into a single effect.

Etymology. √vedh (to shake, tremble) is related to Sanskrit vedhati and ultimately to Proto-Indo-European *wendh- (to wind, turn, twist); the sense of rapid, forceful motion is primary. The prefix saṁ- (together, completely) transforms the simple motion into a collective or intensive shaking. Compare English wind (to twist), German winden.

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

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