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aggāsanaṁ
aggāsana
accusative singular neuter
- chief seat, place of honor
- the principal teaching seat
Built from
- agga — root · foremost, chief
Superlative form related to aga "point, peak"; the concrete sense of physical apex became the sense of preeminence.
- āsana — root · seat, sitting place
From √as "sit"; cognate with Latin asse- (assoil) and English ass (the donkey, from its sitting posture). Denotes any place where one sits, especially in formal or ritual contexts.
- aṁ — ending · accusative
Marks the direct object or accusative case of the neuter noun, common in Pali narrative and ritual contexts.
Analysis. agga "foremost, chief" (superlative of aga) + āsana "seat"; literally "the foremost seat", denoting the teacher's or abbot's seat in a monastery or assembly.