Paccagū (adjective/noun) [a difficult word, composed of pacca + gū, the latter a by-form of °ga, as in paṭṭhagū, vedagū pāragū. pacca may be praṭya, an adverb formation of preposition praṭi, and paṭṭha its doublet. It is not certain whether we should read paṭṭhagū here as well (see paṭṭhagū sub voce paṭṭha). The form may also be explained as a substantivised plural 3rd preterit of praṭi + gacchati = paccaguṃ] "one who goes toward," a pupil S I 104 (Mārassa); vv.ll. baddhabhū, paṭṭhagū. Windisch, Māra and Buddha translation "unter M's Herrschaft," and refers paṭṭhagu to Sanskrit pātyagāh. Spk I 171 reads baddhagū and explains by paddhacarā (vv.ll. bandhacarā, bandhavarā sissa antevāsika.