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ariyasaccesu

ariyasacca

nt loc pl of ariyasacca (noun)

1. truth of the Buddha; noble truth

Built from

• ariya — root · noble, Āryan
  From PIE *ar- (fit, suitable). The concrete sense is 'fitting, proper'; the social sense 'of noble birth' follows from fitness to rule. Cognate with Latin aruō (prepare).
• sacca — root · truth
  From PIE *sek- (say, cut, mark). The root meaning is 'what is cut' or 'what is said truly'; compare Latin sācer (sacred, marked out), and secāre (to cut). In Pali, sacca denotes truth as that which stands firm.
• su — ending · locative plural
  The locative plural marks the domain or circumstance: ariyasaccesu = 'in/among the noble truths', the setting in which the Buddha's teaching operates.

Analysis. ariya (noble, Āryan) + sacca (truth); in the Four Noble Truths (cattāri ariyasaccāni), the foundation of Buddhist doctrine—dukkha-sacca (suffering), its samudaya (origin), its nirodha (cessation), and the magga (path) leading to cessation.

Etymology. ariya from PIE *ar- (fit, suitable); sacca from PIE *sek- (say, tell), cognate with Latin sācer, English sake; together they denote a truth that is both fitting and authoritatively spoken.

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

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