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susukābhayaṁ

susukābhaya

accusative singular masculine of susukābhaya (adjective)

1. having comfort and fearlessness
2. characterized by ease and freedom from fear

Built from

• su — prefix · well, good
  The prefix su- (well, good) intensifies or marks positive qualities. Cognate with Greek eu- (eulogy).
• sukha — stem · ease, pleasure
  From √sukh-, to be comfortable; represents the sensory ease and absence of pain.
• abhaya — stem · fearlessness
  From a- (not) + bhaya (fear). Abhaya is a key Buddhist ideal, freedom from dread (of death, suffering, rebirth).
• aṁ — ending · accusative singular
  The masculine accusative singular ending marks the object of a verb or the direct complement, as in descriptions of the state attained.

Analysis. su- (well, good) + sukha (pleasure, ease) + abhaya (fearlessness) — a compound expressing the ideal state of comfort and security free from fear, often used in doctrinal contexts to describe the blessed condition.

Etymology. su- (well, good; cognate with Greek eu-) + sukha (ease, pleasure; from √sukh-, to be comfortable) + abhaya (fearlessness; from a- (not) + bhaya (fear), related to English "be afraid"). The compound describes the state of ease and absence of fear prized in Buddhist teaching.

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

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