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suladdhaṁ

suladdha

masculine accusative singular of suladdha, adjective

1. easy to obtain
2. readily accessible
3. well-gained

Built from

• su — prefix · well, good
  Prefix indicating excellence or ease. Cognate with Greek eu- (eulogy, euphony) — both from Indo-European *su-.
• laddha — stem · obtained, gained
  Past participle of labhati 'to obtain, gain'; forms the nominal base for the adjective meaning 'obtained in good measure' or 'easily gotten'.

Analysis. su- (well, good) + laddha (obtained, gained; past participle of labhati 'to gain'). 'Well-gained' or 'easily obtained'.

Etymology. su- (Indo-European *su-, Greek eu-, meaning 'well, good') + labhati (to gain, obtain; cognate with English 'leap', originally 'to seize'). The compound expresses the sense of something readily or fortunately obtained.

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

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