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khattiyamahāsālānaṁ

khattiyamahāsāla

genitive plural of khattiyamahāsāla (masculine), a noun compound

1. of the great halls of warriors/nobles
2. of the palaces of the warrior elite

Built from

• khattiya — root · warrior, noble
  From Sanskrit kṣatriya, denoting the ruling and warrior caste. The word carries the sense of authority and martial power.
• mahā — prefix · great, large
  Intensifying prefix meaning great or large; from Indo-European *meg-, cognate with Latin magnus and English make. Here it qualifies the following noun.
• sāla — root · hall, mansion
  A noun meaning a hall, room, or grand building; the compound refers to palatial residences.
• naṁ — ending · genitive plural
  The ending naṁ marks this word as genitive plural, expressing possession or relationship in a plural context.

Analysis. khattiya (warrior, noble; from Sanskrit kṣatriya) + mahā (great) + sāla (hall, house) — the palatial residences of the warrior class.

Etymology. khattiya derives from Sanskrit kṣatriya, from √kṣat (to rule, have power); mahā from Indo-European *meg- (great; cognates: English make, Latin magnus); sāla from a root meaning to stand or shelter (cognate with English sally).

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

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