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migāramātupāsāde

migāramātupāsāda

masc acc pl of migāramātupāsāda (noun); masc loc sg of migāramātupāsāda (noun)

1. name of a monastery outside Sāvatthī, built by Visākhā; lit. Migāra's Mother's Hall

Built from

• migāra — root · Migāra (proper name)
  A personal name; the merchant Migāra was a patron and relative of Visākhā.
• mātu — stem · mother (genitive)
  Genitive singular of mātā 'mother', related to English mother, Latin māter, Greek mḗtēr. Cognate with Indo-European *meh₂tér.
• pāsāda — stem · hall, mansion
  Possibly related to Sanskrit prāsāda 'palace', but the connection is uncertain. Possibly a Sanskrit loanword or inherited word of unclear origin.

Analysis. migāra-mātu-pāsāda: compound of three elements. migāra is a proper name (Migāra, a wealthy merchant); mātu is the genitive of mātā 'mother'; pāsāda is 'hall' or 'mansion'. The compound thus means 'the hall of Migāra's mother', referring to the building donated by Visākhā for the monastic community.

Etymology. mātā 'mother' is cognate with English 'mother', Latin māter, Greek mḗtēr, Sanskrit mātṛ — all from the same Indo-European root *meh₂tér. pāsāda 'hall, mansion' is of uncertain origin; possibly related to Sanskrit prāsāda (palace, mansion), but the etymology is not transparent. migāra is a proper name of unknown derivation.

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

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