Dear Yong Peng,

> can someone kindly explain why 'arahato' is in the Genitive
> case in the sentence below. Many thanks.

It's not, it's in the dative:

1 arahaa/a.m/anto arahanto/aa
2 arahanta.m arahanto/e
3 arahataa/ena arahantehi/bhi
4 *arahato* arahata.m/antaana.m
5 arahataa arahantehi/bhi
6 arahato/antassa arahata.m/antaana.m
7 arahati/e arahantesu
A arahaa arahanto

(Taken from Pali Lookup)

Best wishes,

Yuttadhammo

> > 16. "Namo tassa Bhagavato, arahato sammaa-sambuddhassa."
> > homage / to him / to the Blessed One / to the exalted /
> > to the Fully Enlightened One
> > "Homage to Him, the Blessed One, the exalted and Fully
> > Enlightened One."
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