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saṅgāmajuttamo

saṅgāmajuttama

masc nom sg of saṅgāmajuttama (adj)

1. ultimate winner in war; supreme victor in battle

Built from

• saṅgāma — stem · battle, conflict
  Compound of saṁ (together) + √gam (go), denoting a coming-together of forces in combat.
• juttama — stem · supreme-fitted, best-yoked
  Superlative of jutta (yoked, fitted), from √yuj meaning to yoke or fit; implies supreme readiness or fitness for battle.

Analysis. Compound saṅgāma (battle, from saṁ + √gam, things-come-together) + juttama (superlative of jutta, yoked/fitted, from √yuj, one fitted/matched for battle); thus 'one supreme-fitted for battle' or 'the best yoked for combat'.

Etymology. saṅgāma: saṁ (together) + √gam (go, come) — literally 'a coming-together', hence battle or conflict. juttama: superlative form of jutta, the past participle of √yuj (Sanskrit yuj), which means 'yoked, fitted, prepared'; cognate with English 'yoke' and Latin iugum. The image is of warriors matched and fitted for combat.

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

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