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ujugatāssa

ujugata

genitive singular masculine of ujugata (past participle of ujugacchati, or adjective 'straight-going, upright')

1. upright
2. honest
3. straightforward

Built from

• uju — root · straight
  Cognate with Latin rectus, English right. The image of straightness, without bends or angles.
• gata — stem · gone, past participle
  From √gam (go), cognate with English come. When joined with uju, it forms the past participle sense 'having gone straight'.
• ssa — ending · genitive singular
  The genitive marks possession or relation; here ujugatāssa 'of one who is upright' or 'of the upright one'.

Analysis. uju (straight) + gata (gone, past participle of gacchati); literally 'gone straight', hence uprightness of conduct or character in ethical contexts.

Etymology. uju is cognate with Sanskrit ṛju and ultimately with Latin rectus (right, straight) and English right; gata derives from √gam (go), cognate with English come and Latin venire. The compound conveys the concrete image of a path taken straight without deviation, applied morally to honest conduct.

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

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