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tatrāssa

sandhi form (tatra + assa)

1. there would be; there could be; there might be

Built from

• tatra — stem · there, in that place
  Locative form of the demonstrative pronoun ta- (that). Points to a specific location.
• assa — ending · would be (optative 3rd sg)
  Optative mood of atthi (to be), formed with the optative suffix. Expresses hypothetical or potential occurrence.

Analysis. tatra (there, in that place) + assa (optative of atthi, to be). The optative expresses potential or hypothetical existence at the specified location.

Etymology. tatra is a locative pronoun from the root *ta- (that, there); assa is the optative stem of atthi (to be), from PIE *es- (to be), cognate with English is, Latin esse, Greek einai. The optative mood itself derives from the suffix -yā-, expressing wish or potential.

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

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