samsara

noun

(Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth

Roots

samsam- · Sanskrit · together, wandering through srsara- · Sanskrit · to flow, run

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The word samsara breaks down into 2 roots of Sanskrit origin: sam-, from Sanskrit sam (“together, wandering through”); and sara, from Sanskrit sr (“to flow, run”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.