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suggahitaṁ

sugahita

past participle (nominative singular neuter) of sugaṇhāti; can also appear as accusative singular suggahitaṁ

1. well-grasped, well-apprehended
2. properly understood or laid hold of

Built from

• su- — prefix · well, good
  Indicates ease or excellence, from Indo-European *su-; same root as Greek eu- (good, well).
• gah — root · seize, grasp
  From √grah-; the spatial sense is literal holding or gripping. Cognate with Latin prehendere (to grasp, seize).
• -ita — ending · past participle
  Forms a passive participle; when used predicatively or attributively, agrees in gender, number, and case with its noun or predicate complement.

Analysis. su- (well, good) + gahita (past participle of gṇhāti 'seize, grasp'). The prefix su- gives the sense of 'rightly' or 'properly' to the act of grasping, used in the canon for doctrinal truths and practices well taken up.

Etymology. su- is cognate with Greek eu- (eulogy, eulogize); gahita descends from √grah- 'seize, grab', akin to Latin prehendere. In Buddhist texts, suggests doctrines and precepts rightly held or comprehended.

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

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