Why this word is great
SAMVEGA — [Noun] A profound spiritual dismay at the futility of ordinary life, coupled with an urgent desire to transcend samsara and attain nirvana. From Sanskrit संवेग (saṃvega, 'agitation, desire for emancipation'), from सम्- (sam-, 'together, intense') + वेग (vega, 'speed, agitation'). Unlike 'pasāda' (which is the calm clarity after realization) or 'dukkha' (which names suffering broadly), samvega is the vertigo of awakening—the moment the veil drops and the wheel of existence grinds into view. It is the monk’s trembling hands as he counts the bones in the charnel ground, the merchant’s sudden nausea at the glitter of his own gold, the way a single autumn leaf, spiraling downward, can unravel a lifetime of trivial pursuits. The heart races toward the exit before the mind even knows it is trapped.