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suhitānaṁ

suhita

genitive plural masculine of suhita (past participle of su-√hṛ)

  1. of the well-being
  2. of those faring well
  3. of the blessed

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Analysis. su- + hita, 'well' + 'placed/situated', denoting those in good fortune or conducive to welfare.

Etymology. su- (well, good; cognate with Greek eu- 'good') + √hṛ (place, put; Sanskrit √dhā). The word echoes the Buddha epithet sugata 'well-gone' and evokes the Pali idiom sukhita or suhita meaning prosperous, blessed—frequently used in the canon to describe the welfare of beings.

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

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