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uparipāsādavaragato

uparipāsādavaragata

masc nom sg of uparipāsādavaragata (adj)

1. promenading on the top deck of the palace

Built from

• upari — prefix · on top, above
  A frozen locative or adverbial form of upa- (near, alongside), used here to denote the upper or highest place on the palace structure.
• pāsāda — stem · palace, mansion
  A noun denoting a multi-storeyed building or palace; the exact etymology is uncertain but may relate to Sanskrit prāsāda.
• vara — stem · choice, best, prime
  From √vṛ (to choose, cover); cognate with English were. Here it denotes the finest or best place, a volitional choice of location.
• gata — ending · gone, reached
  Past participle of √gam (go), cognate with English come and Latin venire; here it marks a state of having arrived at or positioned oneself in that place.

Analysis. upari (on top) + pāsāda (palace) + vara (choice, best) + gata (gone, reaching); a compound describing one who has gone to the best place on top of the palace.

Etymology. upari from upa- (near, alongside) + -ri, an old locative or comparative suffix; pāsāda a word for a multi-storeyed building, possibly from Sanskrit prāsāda; vara from √vṛ (choose, cover), cognate with English were in the sense of choosing or covering; gata from √gam (go), cognate with English come and Latin venire.

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

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