to be done or made; to be carried out; what is to be done, what should be done

to be done or made; to be carried out; what is to be done, what should be done

adjective noun (grd. of karoti) that which ought to, can or must be done (see karoti) Ja.i.264, etc. Also as kattabba Pv-a.30.

…bhāvetabba, bahulī-kātabba“) Pp.15, Dhp-a.iii.171; Sdhp.48, Sdhp.495
pass ppr. bhāviyamāna AN.ii.140; Kp-a.148
pp…

…Pv-a iii. cakkaṃ kātabbaṃ, or bandhitabbaṃ freq. in Yam. and Paṭṭh, “The cycle of formulated words is to be here…

…by gāravaṃ karoti. -garukātabba worthy of esteem Pv-a.9
■ garukāra (sakkāra g. mānana vandana esteem, honour, regard Pp.19 =…

…(Satthu sāsana = garukātabba Thag-a.251); Mil.140 3. -˚ “heavy on,” bent on, attaching importance to: nahāna˚ fond of bathing…

…done, meaning duty (with kātabba). 2. Subjective action, characterized by quality, as reflecting on the agent. 3. Interaction of act and…

…to be done, to be made (= kātabbaṃ karaṇârahaṃ Kp-a.236) Vin.i.58; DN.i.3, cp. Mil.183; AN.v.210; DN-a.i.7. Often-˚ in the sense of…

…karaṇīya (q.v.), (kayya) kātabba Dhp-a.i.338.

IV. Caus. I

(Denom. to kāra) kārayati = kāreti, in origin. meaning of build,…

…(the last) duties towards the deceased Ja.i.431
■ Cp. kātabba.

grd. of karoti

I. Crude meaning

bulk, massiveness (gross) substance.

1. Esp. used
   1. of an elephant: the bulk of the body, i.e. its back SN.i.95 vāraṇassa Ja.iii.392; hatthi-khandha-vara-gata on th …

…do Dhp-a.i.15. defined as kātabban ti kiccaṃ kiñcid eva karaṇīyan ti Kp-a.218; kattabaṃ karaṇīyaṃ Dhp-a.iii.452. 2. (nt.) 1….

…Vv-a.92; Pv-a.62; grd. -kātabba Vism.244, Vism.278; Dhs-a.205; aor manas-ākāsi MN.ii.61; 2^nd pl. (Prohib.) (mā)…

…Vv-a.92; Pv-a.62; grd. -kātabba Vism.244, Vism.278; Dhs-a.205; aor manas-ākāsi MN.ii.61; 2^nd pl. (Prohib.) (mā)…

bending, winding, curve, the fold of a robe Vin.i.46 (obhoge kāyabandhanaṃ kātabbaṃ).

o + bhoga from bhuj to bend

adjective secret Mil.91 (guyhaṃ na kātabbaṃ na rahassakaṃ).

fr. rahassa

…raṇaṃ te ca mayā kātabbaṃ ariyamaggaṃ sampahāraṃ katvā.“ The first is evidently “grief,” the second “fight,” but the…

…Snp-a.166-Grd. -kātabba Vin.i.11; SN.v.422; & -karaṇīya (q.v.)
pp sacchikata.

cp. Sk. sākṣāt…

…Pv.ii.13#5
grd vyākātabba DN.i.94, DN.i.118. 2. to prophesy, predict [cp. BSk. vyākaroti in same sense Divy.65, Divy.131] Ja.i.140;…

…(like yutta), e.g. kātabba˚ what had to be done Pv-a.81; Dhp-a.i.13 (as kattabba˚) āpucchitabba˚; fit to be asked…