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bhagavaṁmūlakā

bhagavamūlaka

nominative plural feminine of bhagavamūlaka (adjective); or nominative singular of bhagavamūlakaṁ (noun, contraction bhagavaṁmūlakā)

1. rooted in the Blessed One
2. grounded in the Lord Buddha
3. having the Blessed One as foundation

Built from

• bhagavant — root · Blessed One
  The epithet bhagavant denotes the Buddha, emphasizing his majesty and spiritual fortune. Used throughout the canon as a respectful form of address.
• mūla — root · root, foundation
  From Proto-Indo-European *mel-, cognate with English mill and Latin molere. Carries the sense of the deepest, supporting base of something.
• -ka — ending · forming adjective
  The suffix -ka attached to the compound forms an adjective meaning 'having as root' or 'characterized by'. Here used to express dependence on the Buddha as the fundamental authority.

Analysis. bhagavant- (the Blessed One, the Buddha) + mūla (root, foundation) + -ka (forming adjective); literally 'with the Blessed One as root'

Etymology. bhagavant- is an epithet of the Buddha (related to bhaga 'fortune, majesty'); mūla 'root' from Proto-Indo-European *mel- 'mill, grind', cognate with English mill, Latin molere. The compound expresses the doctrinal principle that the Buddha is the ultimate foundation of the teachings.

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

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