sammati

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Sanskrit शाम्यति (śāmyati, to cease).

    Verb

    sammati (root sam, third conjugation)

    1. to be appeased, to be calmed
      • c. 50 BC, The Buddha, Dhammapada(pāḷi), Yamakavagga, page 26; republished in The Eighteenth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Khuddaka-Nikāya[1], Colombo, 2009:
        3. අක‍්කොච‍්ඡි මං අවධි මං අජිනි මං අහාසි මෙ
        යෙ තං උපනය‍්හන‍්ති වෙරං තෙසං න සම‍්මති
        3. akkocchi maṃ avadhi maṃ ajini maṃ ahāsi me
        ye taṃ upanayhanti veraṃ tesaṃ na sammati
        He abused me, he struck me, he defeated me, he robbed me.
        Hatred does not subside for those who nurse grudges thus.
        (Wiktionary translation adapted from translation of the Pali by Ajahn Sujato.)
    2. to cease
    3. to rest
    4. to dwell
      Synonym: vasati
    Conjugation
    • Present active participle: sammant, which see for forms and usage
    • Past participle: santa, which see for forms and usage.
    • Causative: sāmeti, sāmayati, which see for forms and usage.
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Inherited from Sanskrit श्राम्यति (śrāmyati, to be weary).

      Verb

      sammati (root sam, third conjugation)

      1. to be tired
      Conjugation
      • Present active participle: sammant, which see for forms and usage
      • Past participle: santa, which see for forms and usage.

      Etymology 3

        Inherited from Sanskrit शम्यति (śamyati, to toil at).

        Verb

        sammati (root sam, third conjugation)

        1. to work
        2. to be satisfactory
        Conjugation
        • Present active participle: sammant, which see for forms and usage

        Adjective

        sammati

        1. masculine and neuter locative singular of sammant, present participle of the verbs above

        References

        Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “sammati”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “santa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead