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sugatassa
sugata
masc dat sg of sugata (adj); nt dat sg of sugata (adj); masc gen sg of sugata (adj); nt gen sg of sugata (adj); …
- faring well; going well; doing well; fortunate; who has reached the destination; lit. well gone
- Accomplished One; Fortunate One; epithet of the Buddha; lit. well gone
- standard; commonly accepted; (comm) indication that a given measure is to be multiplied by three; lit. well-gone
Built from
- su — prefix · well, good
From Indo-European *su-, the same root as Greek eu- (eulogy, euthanasia). Marks what is favorable and auspicious.
- gata — stem · gone, reached
Past participle of √gam (go, come). The concrete sense "gone to a destination" became in compounds the sense of reaching a state or condition.
- -ssa — ending · gen sg / dat sg
Pali genitive/dative singular masculine and neuter. Marks possession or indirect relationship—here, often indicating the Buddha as the reference point of reverence or subject of contemplation.
Etymology. su- (well, good; cognate with Greek eu- from the same Indo-European root as English *good*) + gata (gone, past participle of √gam "go"). The compound su-gata originally described one who has gone well, reached the destination successfully; in Buddhist usage it became a formal epithet for the Buddha as one who has traversed the path to enlightenment.