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kūṭāgārasālāyaṁ
kūṭāgārasāla
noun, locative singular (a compound noun denoting a building type)
- a hall or chamber with a peaked/gabled roof
- a vihāra or assembly hall in a monastery
Built from
- kūṭa — root · gable, peak
The root sense is a pointed or peaked form; cognate with Sanskrit kūṭa. The word evokes the upward thrust of a roof ridge.
- āgāra — root · house, building
From ā (toward) + √gṛ (to make, build). Parallel to Sanskrit ā-gāra.
- sāla — root · hall, chamber
A common Pali word for a large roofed space used for assembly or residence; possibly related to Sanskrit śāla (wooden structure).
- ṁ — ending · locative singular
The -aṁ ending here is the locative singular marker used after sāla; it locates the action 'in' or 'within' this hall (where the Buddha teaches or speaks).
Analysis. kūṭa (peaked roof, gable) + āgāra (house, building) + sāla (hall, chamber); a compound describing a specific architectural style of monastic building—a hall roofed with a gable or pinnacle, characteristic of early Buddhist monasteries and prominent in textual descriptions of the Buddha's teaching venues.