amahaggataṁ

amahaggata

accusative singular neuter of amahaggata (adjective); or nominative/accusative singular neuter of amahaggata used adverbially

not reached, unattained
inaccessible
beyond reach

Built from

a- — prefix · not, without
Plain negation. Cognates: English un-, Greek a(n)-.
mahaggata — stem · reached, attained
Compound of maha 'great' and aggata (past participle of agghati 'reaches, attains'); literally 'greatly reached or arrived at'.

Analysis. a- (not, without) + mahaggata (reached, attained, from maha 'great' and aggata, past participle of agghati 'reaches, attains'); the prefix negates the sense of 'having reached a great point' or 'being at the summit'

Etymology. a- (negation prefix; cognate English un-, Greek a-) + mahaggata (from Sanskrit mahāgata, 'having reached greatly'). The root √gam 'go' with ag- (become, reach) expresses the imagery of arrival or attainment.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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