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sadevamanussaṁ

accusative singular (or nominative plural) of compound sadevamanussā; adjective or noun

1. gods and humans together
2. the world of gods and humans
3. the six realms (or the divine and human realms)

Built from

• sa — prefix · with, together
  Shortened form of sam- used before consonants; keeps the sense of bringing things into one unit or association.
• deva — stem · god, celestial being
  From PIE *deiw- 'to shine'; cognates include Latin deus, Avestan daeva, English divine. Refers to the six celestial realms in Buddhist cosmology.
• manussaṁ — stem · human(s)
  From PIE *men- 'to think'; cognates include Latin mens 'mind', English man. The form is accusative singular or nominative plural of manussā.

Analysis. sa- + deva + manussaṁ: 'with gods (and) humans'; a dvandva (copulative) compound treating the celestial and terrestrial realms as a single universe of sentient beings. Often appears in the phrase 'loka sadevamanussā' (the world together with gods and humans).

Etymology. sa- (a form of sam-, 'together with') + deva (god, from PIE *deiw- 'shining', cf. Latin deus, English divine) + manussaṁ (human, from PIE *men- 'think', cf. Latin mens, English man).

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

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