Saṅghātanika (adjective) [from saṅghāta or saṅghāṭa] holding or binding together M I 322 (+ agga-saṅgāhika); A III 10 (the same); Vin I 70 ("the decisive moment" Vinaya Texts I 190).
(adj, adj, from saṅghātana) critical; decisive; concluding [lit.] joining together Construction: saṃ + √ghaṭ > ghāt + *ana + ika saṅghātana + ika