Paccagu, Paccagū: 1 definition
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Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPaccagū, (adj. -n.) (a difficult word, composed of pacca+ gū, the latter a by-form of °ga, as in paṭṭhagū, vedagū pāragū. pacca may be praṭya, an adv. formn of prep. praṭi, and paṭṭha its doublet. It is not certain whether we should read paṭṭhagū here as well (see paṭṭhagū). The form may also be explained as a substantivised pl. 3rd pret. of praṭi+gacchati=paccaguṃ) “one who goes toward, ” a pupil S. I, 104 (Mārassa); vv. ll. baddhabhū, paṭṭhagū. Windisch, Māra & Buddha translates “unter M’s Herrschaft, ” and refers paṭṭhagu to Sk. , pātyagāḥ. Bdhgh (see Kindred Sayings, 1, p. 319) reads baddhagū and explanations by bandhavara sissa antevāsika. (Page 383)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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