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saccato

sacca

masc abl sg of sacca (adj); nt abl sg of sacca (noun)

1. sacca (nt): related to memory; regarding mindfulness; lit. memory state
2. sacca (adj): true; correct; accurate; honest; reliable
3. sacca (nt): truth; epithet of Nibbāna
4. saccato (ind): as true; truly; really
5. sacca (nt): in reference to MN141 Saccavibhaṅgasutta; lit. truth

Built from

• sacca — root · truth, true
  Derived from √smṛ meaning 'remember, hold in mind.' Truth is what is steadfastly recalled and reliable. The word bridges sense-experience and doctrine: in the Four Noble Truths (cattāri ariya-saccāni), sacca names the foundations of teaching.
• -to — ending · ablative singular
  Ablative case-ending (from, by means of, in the manner of). When used adverbially, the ablative sense 'away from, in accordance with' gives the reading 'truly, in the manner of truth.'

Analysis. sacca (truth, true) + -to (ablative singular ending), functioning as an adverb: 'from truth' → 'truly, really'.

Etymology. Sacca derives from the root √smṛ (Sanskrit smṛti, 'memory'), preserved in Pali as saṁ + √car → sacca 'that which is held in mind, remembered, true.' The concrete sense is 'steadfast recollection,' extended to 'truth' as what remains constant and reliable. No common European cognate for the root itself, but English 'smart' (originally 'sharp, keen') and German 'Schmerz' (pain, from sharp sensation) reflect the Indo-European √smer- 'remember' indirectly. The ablative adverbial use (-to) is common in Pali: from a concrete case (away from, by means of) arises the adverbial sense 'in the manner of, truly.'

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

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