accusative singular masculine of sado (or nominative/accusative singular neuter of the same stem); exact form attested as sadosaṁ in sandhi context
Analysis. sadosaṁ is the accusative form (with sandhi -saṁ for -saṃ) of sado, a noun denoting physical punishment. The form appears in contexts describing corporal punishment in monastic or legal settings.
Etymology. sado is derived from √sad (to sit, to be placed/settled), but with a semantic shift to the result of sitting/pressing down upon someone—hence beating or the blow itself. The root √sad connects to Sanskrit sad- and ultimately to Indo-European *sed- (sit, settle), seen also in English sit, Latin sedēre. The meaning 'beating' develops from the sense of pressing or forcing down.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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