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kosalānaṁ

kosala

genitive plural masculine

1. of Kosala (kingdom)
2. of the Kosalas (people)

Built from

• kosala — root · Kosala
  A proper noun, the name of an ancient Indian kingdom. Not decomposable into Pali morphemes.
• -ānaṁ — ending · of (plural)
  Genitive plural ending for masculine nouns, marking possession or relation. In this sentence, it indicates 'belonging to' or 'of' the Kosalas or Kosala.

Analysis. Kosala is a proper noun (the kingdom in northern India where the Buddha spent much of his ministry, with capital at Sāvatthī); the genitive plural ending -ānaṁ marks it as 'of the Kosalas' or 'belonging to Kosala'.

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

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