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sadevake

sadevaka

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

1. with devas; having gods

Built from

• sa — prefix · with, together
  Reduced form of sam-. Indicates togetherness or accompaniment; here, the world is conceived as unified with its divine inhabitants.
• deva — root · god, divine being
  From PIE *deiw- 'to shine'; cognate with Latin deus, English deity. Denotes luminous celestial beings in Buddhist cosmology.
• -ka — ending · nominal suffix
  A diminutive or generalizing nominal suffix that softens or extends the preceding root; here it may generalize 'deva' into 'the divine realm' or mark it as an adjective-forming element.

Analysis. sa- + devaka: 'with' (together with) + 'god/deva' (divine being); or alternatively sa- + deva + -ka, where -ka is a diminutive or generalizing suffix. The whole means 'accompanied by gods' or 'together with the divine realm'.

Etymology. sa- (together with, from sam- 'together') + deva (god, from PIE *deiw- 'to shine', cognate with Latin deus, English deity); -ka is a nominal diminutive/generalizing suffix. The compound embodies the sense that something (usually the world or realm) is 'together with' or 'inclusive of' the divine order.

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

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