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sadevakaṁ

accusative singular masculine, or nominative/accusative singular neuter, of sadeva (adjective: together with gods)

1. together with gods
2. including the divine realm

Built from

• sa — prefix · with, together
  Variant of saṁ- before consonants; means togetherness or inclusion.
• deva — root · god, shining one
  From PIE *dyeu- (sky, bright); cognate with Latin deus, Greek Zeus, English divine.
• ka — ending · diminutive/generalizer
  A suffix that generalizes or softens; here it extends deva into an adjectival formation meaning 'with gods, god-including'.

Analysis. sa- (with) + deva (god) + ka (diminutive/generalizing suffix); the whole cosmos including gods and other beings.

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

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