masculine · cāga 1 · cāga 2
Cāga [from cajati, to give up, Vedic tyaj. Cf. Sanskrit tyāga] (a) abandoning, giving up, renunciation Vin I 10; S III 13, 26, 158; M I 486; A I 299. More frequent as: (b) liberality, generosity, munificence (noun) generous, munificent (adjective): sīlasampanno saddho purisa-puggalo sabbe maccharino loke cāgena atirocati "he who is virtuous and religious excels all stingy people in generosity" A III 34. In frequent combinations e.g. sacca dama dhiti c. Snp 188 = S I 215; sacca dama c. khanti Snp 189 = S I 215; mutta° (adjective) liberal, munificent, S V 351 = 392. °paribhāvita citta "a heart bent on giving" S V 309. In this sense cāga forms one of the (3, 4, 5 or 7) noble treasures of a man (cf. the Catholic treasure of grace and see °dhana below), viz. (as 5) saddhā, sīla, suta, cāga, paññā (faith, virtue, right knowledge, liberality, wisdom) S I 232; A I 210; III 80 = S IV 250; M III 99; D III 164, 165; cf. A I 152 = III 44; (as 4: the last minus suta) S V 395; A II 62 (sama°); (as 3) saddhā, sīla, cāga Ja II 112; (as 7) ajjhesanā, tapo, sīla, sacca, cāga, sati, mati Ja II 327; cf. śīla-śruta-tyāga Jm 31 1 . — Pv-a 30, 120; Saddh 214, 323. See also anussati and anussarati. -ādhiṭṭhāna the resolution of generosity, as one of the 4: paññā°, sacca°, c°., upasama° D III 229; -ānussati generosity A I 30; V 331; D III 250, 280; Vism 197; -kathā talk about munificence A III 181; -dhana the treasure of the good gift, as one of the 7 riches or blessings, the ariyadhanāni, viz. saddhā, sīla, hiri, ottappa, suta, c., paññā D III 163, 251,; A IV 5; Vv-a 113; as one of 5 (see above) A III 53; -sampadā (and sampanna) the blessings of (or blessed with) the virtue of munificence A I 62; II 66; III 53; IV 221.
leaving, abandoning; getting rid of; giving up; gift; donation; generosity; liberality
(masc, masc, from cajati) giving up; relinquishing; abandoning abandoning, giving up Construction: √caj > cāg + *a
(masc, masc, from cajati) generosity; sharing; liberality gift, generosity Construction: √caj > cāg + *a