samaṇa gotama
Pali
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Etymology
editsamaṇa (“ascetic”) + gotama (“Gautama”)
Proper noun
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editThe two parts are nouns in apposition, and are both declined.
References
editChilders, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 427.