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yasobhogasamappito

yasobhogasamappita

masc nom sg of yasobhogasamappita (adj)

1. famous and wealthy; renowned and rich; lit. reached fame and wealth

Built from

• yaso — root · fame, reputation
  From √yas 'be strong, shine'. Denotes public esteem and renown in the Pali canon.
• bhoga — root · wealth, enjoyment
  From √bhuj 'enjoy, use'. Often paired with fame in descriptions of prosperity in the suttas.
• saṁ — prefix · together, with
  Brings things into one; works like Latin con-. Here it unites the two goods of fame and wealth.
• appita — stem · attained, reached
  Past participle of appeti (ā + appeti 'go toward, attain'). Marks the perfected state of possessing both qualities.

Analysis. saṁ + appita (pp of appeti 'attain'), compounded with yasas 'fame' and bhoga 'wealth': 'together-attained fame and wealth', i.e. possessing both fame and wealth simultaneously.

Etymology. yasas from √yas 'be strong' (Sanskrit yaśas); bhoga from √bhuj 'enjoy, use' (Latin frui); samappita: saṁ (together) + ā (toward) + peti (go), literally 'gone together to', hence 'attained'. The compound expresses the paired goods of renown and riches as joint possessions.

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

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