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sakkāyaññeva

sakka

ptp

1. sakka (ptp): able; capable; proficient; lit. to be able
2. sakkāya (masc): sense of self; individual identity; personal existence; (view that) one is the owner of the body and mind; lit. existing body

Analysis. sakkāyaṃ + eva

Etymology. √sak + ya; from √sak 'be able, be powerful'; Sanskrit śakya [śak]

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

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