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sacchikātabbaṁ

sacchikātabba

neuter nominative singular (accusative form -ṁ), gerundive adjective (potential passive); resolves tatpuruṣa compound

1. to be realized
2. to be verified
3. that should be made real/concrete

Built from

• sacchi — root · real, concrete
  Adverbial form of sacca; from *sak- (follow), meaning what is actual and trackable, as opposed to mere report or theory.
• kā — root · make, do
  From √kar; expresses transformation or realization.
• tabb — ending · should be, to be
  Gerundive suffix -tabba marks obligation or fitness; here expressing what must be realized through practice.
• aṁ — ending · nominative/accusative neuter
  Agrees with neuter noun, marking the surface form as nominative or object accusative in context.

Analysis. sacchi- (real, concrete; adverbial form of sacca "truth") + kātabba (gerundive of √kar "make"), literally "to be made real/concrete"; used doctrinally of truths that must be directly verified through practice rather than mere intellectual assent.

Etymology. Sacca derives from Indo-European *sak- (follow, pursue), akin to Latin sequor and English sake; the prefix sacchi- (from sacca "real, true") expresses what is concrete and present rather than merely heard or inferred. The gerundive suffix -abba (from √kar + -tabba) marks duty or necessity — what ought to be done.

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

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