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adhigatā

adhigata

masc nom pl of adhigata (pp); fem nom sg of adhigata (pp); fem nom pl of adhigata (pp); nt nom pl of adhigata (pp); …

1. got; acquired; attained; achieved; lit. arrived at
2. held (in relation to); possessed (with regard to); found (in); lit. arrived at
3. position, attitude to

Built from

• adhi- — prefix · on top of, above
  Spatial prefix meaning 'presiding over' or 'standing on top of'. Concrete sense of superiority or attainment carried into abstract meaning of mastery and possession.
• gat — root · go, arrive
  From √gam (go, move). Related to Sanskrit gacchati, Latin venire (come), English go; all derive from Indo-European *gʰem-.
• a — ending · past participle marker
  Suffix -a marks the past participle in Pali, indicating completed action. Here combined with the root to form adhigata 'having gone to, arrived at'.

Etymology. adhi- (on top of, presiding over) + gata (gone, arrived), from √gam (go). The prefix builds 'arrival at a position of mastery or possession': what one has climbed up to and stands upon. Cognate with Latin venire (come) and English go share the Indo-European root.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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