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rahogatassa

rahogata

masc dat sg of rahogata (adj); nt dat sg of rahogata (adj); masc gen sg of rahogata (adj); nt gen sg of rahogata (adj)

1. in private; alone; gone into seclusion

Built from

• raho — root · secret, hidden
  From √rā 'hide'; the nominal form raho- carries the sense of a hidden place or state of hiddenness. Latin rārī (rare) and Sanskrit rahasyá 'secret' share the same root.
• gata — stem · gone, reached
  Past participle of √gam 'to go, come' (cognate with English come, Latin venire, Sanskrit gata). Here it means 'arrived at' or 'entered into'.
• ssa — ending · dative/genitive singular
  This ending marks either dative or genitive singular on a masculine or neuter adjective. In context, rahogatassa often means 'for one gone into seclusion' (dative) or 'of/belonging to one in seclusion' (genitive).

Analysis. raho (secret, private place; from √rā hide) + gata (gone, arrived at; from √gam go) — 'gone into hiding', secluded.

Etymology. raho- from √rā 'to hide, stay hidden' (related to Latin rārī in rāra avis; Sanskrit rahasyá 'secret'). The prefix raho- is a nominal formation preserving the concrete sense of concealment. gata is the past participle of √gam 'to go' (cognate with English come, Latin venire). The compound frames seclusion as a destination one enters.

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

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