# तथागत (tathāgata)

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तथागत (tathāgata) is a Sanskrit word meaning being in such a state or of such a nature, gautama Buddha, a Buddhist, a Jina or Buddha, a Jaina, faring or behaving thus, so conditioned, such. Its 10 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them Buddha (the enlightened one), A Buddhist (follower), Being in a specific state or of a certain nature.

- **Etymology:** E. तथा thus, (what really is,) and गत known, obtained — E. tathā thus, (what really is,) and gata known, obtained
- **SLP1:** `taTAgata`  **IAST:** tathāgata  **Devanagari:** तथागत
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tath%C4%81gata
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/tathagata/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Buddha (the enlightened one) (5 definitions)
- Gautama Buddha  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ‘he who comes and goes in the same way [as the Buddhas who preceded him]’, Gautama Buddha, Buddh.; Sarvad. [ ID=82003 ]
- faring or behaving thus, so conditioned, such; a Buddha; a Buddhist  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > तथागत (tathāgata) [Printed book page 105-3 ] तथागत (tathāgata) tathā-gata, pp. faring or behaving thus, so conditioned, such; m. a Buddha; a Buddhist; -guṇa, a. having such virtues; -tva, n. the being such, true state, real nature; -bhavitavya-tā, f. necessity of such a result; -bhāvin, a. destined to become such; -bhūta, pp. being such, — in such a plight or condition; -mukha, a. facing the same way. [ ID=8333 ]
- A Jina or Buddha  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > तथा (tathā) गत (gata) (tathāgata) [Printed book page 363 ] तथा (tathā) गत (gata) (tathāgata) m. ( - तः (-taḥ) ) A Jina or Buddha. E. तथा (tathā) thus, (what really is,) and गत (gata) known, obtained. [ ID=16924 ]
- an epithet of Buddha  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > तथा - गत (tathā-gata) (II) m. an epithet of Buddha, काले मितं वाक्यमुदर्कपथ्यं तथागतस्य जनः सुचेताः (kāle mitaṃ vākyamudarkapathyaṃ tathāgatasya janaḥ sucetāḥ) Sis. xx.81. [ ID=15099 ]
- A Jina or Buddha.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > तथा (tathā) गत (gata) (tathāgata) [Printed book page 302-a ] तथा (tathā) गत (gata) (tathāgata) m. ( - तः (-taḥ) ) A Jina or Buddha. E. तथा (tathā) thus, (what really is,) and गत (gata) known, obtained. [ ID=16907 ]

### A Buddhist (follower) (2 definitions)
- a Buddhist  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a Buddhist, Saṃkṣepa-śaṃkara-vijaya (Title) i, 70; x [ ID=82004 ]
- 1. Being in that condition or of such a quality. 2. A Buddhist.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > तथागत (tathāgata) [Printed book page 195 ] तथागत (tathāgata) a. being in that condition, of such a quality or nature; m. a Buddhist. [ ID=11829 ]

### Being in a specific state or of a certain nature (2 definitions)
- being in such a state or of such a nature  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 433,3] तथा (tathā) — गत (—gata) mfn. being in such a state or condition, of such a quality or nature, Ṛg-veda-prātiśākhya (Title) iii, 5; MBh.; Mālavikāgnimitra (Title) v, 9/10 [ ID=82002 ]
- 1. Being in such a state or condition. 2. Of such a quality.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > तथागत (tathāgata) [Printed book page 300-06 ] तथा - गत (tathā-gata) (I) a. 1. being in such a state or condition; 2. of such a quality. [ ID=15098 ]

### A Jaina (1 definition)
- A Jaina  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > तथागत (tathāgata) [Printed book page 321-a ] तथा - गत (tathā-gata) ( तः ) ((taḥ)) 1. m. A Jaina. [ ID=16391 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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