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saggesu

sagga

masc loc pl of sagga (adj); nt loc pl of sagga (adj); masc loc pl of sagga (noun)

1. heavenly
2. heaven; paradise
3. relinquishment

Built from

• sag — root · cling, attach
  From √sañj-, the concrete image is things sticking together; in the doctrinal context, merit (puñña) binds one to a fortunate rebirth in the heavens.
• ga — ending · that which; -ous
  Nominal suffix forming agent nouns or adjectives; -sa is the masculine nominative singular marker, -gga results from sandhi contraction (g-clusters).
• su — ending · locative plural
  The -su suffix marks locative plural, placing the referent(s) 'in' or 'among' the heavens, as in saggesu devā 'among the heavenly deities'.

Etymology. From √sañj- 'to cling, attach' (Sanskrit sañj-), originally meaning 'that which clings or binds together'; the sense shifted to 'heaven' via the idea of a realm where merit (the binding force of karma) bears fruit. The root is cognate with English 'attach' and Latin 'sanctus' (sacred, bound by religious duty).

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

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