Key Dhamma Concepts > Saŋ – A Critical Pāli Root

[This article is not found in the Pure Dhamma post. It is meant for the understanding of why “saŋ” are written in difference form (saṅ=sañ=saṇ=san=saŋ=sam=saṁ) for those with “saŋ” words. Niggahīta is the name for the symbol “ŋ” with the name as “velar.” The main reason is to suit the consonants for the particular row as shown below. {niggahīta : (nt.) the nasal consonant ‘ṁ’ or ‘ŋ’ or ‘ṃ’.}

Consonants					Words formed with the consonants after sax (x = ṅ, ñ, ṇ, n, m, ṁ [ŋ])
k	kh	g	gh	ṅ	saṅkara, saṅkhāra, saṅgara, saṅgha
c	ch	j	jh	ñ	sañcara, sañchindati, sañjāyati, sañjhā, saññā
ṭ	ṭh	ḍ	ḍh	ṇ	saṇṭhapesi, saṇḍāso
t	th	d	dh	n	santoso, santhāra, sandita, sandiṭṭhiko, sandhana, sannata
p	ph	b	bh	m	sampāda, samphassa, sambala, sambhava, sammā
y, r,	l, v,	s, h,	ḷ,	ṁ (ŋ)	saṁyutta, saṁrāga, sallahuko (saŋ + lahuko) saṁvega, saṁsāra, saṁhata

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oWhat is “Saŋ”? Meaning of Sansāra (or Saṁsāra)

oSaṅkhāra, Kamma, Kamma Bīja, Kamma Vipāka

oSaṅkhāra – Life is a Bundle of Saṅkhāra

oKamma are Done with Saṅkhāra – Types of Saṅkhāra