With & together with “saddhiṃ” and “saha”
With & together with “saddhiṃ” and “saha”¶
In Pāli only the instrumental case can express the meaning of with or together with.
ahaṃ mittena nagaraṃ agacchiṃ
I went to town with my friend.
The word saddhiṃ + instrumental case can also be used to give the same meaning.
ahaṃ mittena saddhiṃ nagaraṃ agacchiṃ
I went to town together with my friend.
Another preposition which is similarly used is “saha” which also has the meaning with, together with or accompanied by. It is much more common in the Khuddaka Nikāya and in later Pāli literature.
aṭṭhi tacena onaddhaṃ,
saha vatthehi17 sobhati.
In another edition it occurs as vatthebhi
A bone covered with skin; it looks beautiful with clothes.