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sabrahmake

sabrahmaka

masc acc pl of sabrahmaka (adj); nt acc pl of sabrahmaka (adj); masc loc sg of sabrahmaka (adj); nt loc sg of sabrahmaka (adj); …

1. including god; with Brahma

Built from

• sa — prefix · with, together
  Prefix saṁ/sa brings things into one; from Indo-European *sem- (English 'same', Latin 'similis'). Here it associates the following noun.
• brahma — root · Brahmā, divine
  The supreme deity in Vedic-Brahminical cosmology; also used for Dhamma/ultimate principle in Buddhist contexts. The form brahma- stems from √brh 'to grow, expand'.
• ka — ending · diminutive or agentive suffix
  The suffix -ka forms adjectives and nouns; here it adjectivalizes brahma, meaning 'of or pertaining to Brahmā'.

Analysis. sa- (with, together with) + brahmaka (divine, godly); the compound denotes a group or realm that includes Brahmā and the gods, used in descriptions of beings or worlds spanning multiple celestial planes.

Etymology. sa- is the prefix saṁ- (together with, bringing together), from Indo-European *sem- (same, Latin similis, Greek homo-); brahmaka derives from brahma (Brahmā, the highest god in brahminical cosmology, from √brh

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

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