sarāgaṁ

sarāga

accusative singular masculine of sarāga (adjective/noun)

with passion
with greed
with lust

Built from

sa- — prefix · with, together
Combines elements into a single state; here, marks the accompanying condition of passion.
rāga — root · passion, greed, lust
From √raj 'to color, stain'; passion conceived as coloring or dyeing the mind. Related to Sanskrit rāga and the imagery of staining.

Analysis. sa- (with) + rāga (passion, greed); the compound expresses the instrumental or concomitant sense 'accompanied by passion'.

Etymology. rāga is from √raj 'to color, dye, be passionate'; the prefix sa- means 'with, together' (cognate with English 'same', Latin similis). The root reflects the metaphor of the mind being colored or stained by passion, as in Sanskrit rañjati 'colors, stains'.

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

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