Chapter 6 of 8
Atha sabbāsaṃ vibhattīnaṃ yāni yāni pubbakāni cha padāni, tāni tāni parassapadasaññāni honti.
Taṃ yathā? Ti anti, si tha, mi ma.
Parassapadam icc anena kvattho? Kattari parassapadaṃ.
Which are these?
- Ti anti, si tha, mi ma.
What is the use of the name “parassapada”? For the use of the name “parassapada” in the sutta “Kattari parassapadaṃ” (§456).
Sabbāsaṃ vibhattīnaṃ yāni yāni parāni cha padāni, tāni tāni attanopadasaññāni honti.
Taṃ yathā? Te ante, se vhe, e mhe.
Attanopadam icc anena kvattho? Attanopadāni bhāve ca kammani.
Which are these?
- Te ante, se vhe, e mhe.
What is the use of the name “attanopada”? For the use of the name “attanopada” in the sutta “Attanopadāni bhāve ca kammani” (§453).
Tāsaṃ sabbāsaṃ vibhattīnaṃ parassapadānaṃ, attanopadānañ ca dve dve padāni paṭhama-majjhim’-uttamapurisasaññāni honti.
Taṃ yathā? Ti anti iti paṭhamapurisā, si tha iti majjhimapurisā, mi ma iti uttamapurisā. Attanopadānam pi te ante iti paṭhamapurisā, se vhe iti majjhimapurisā, e mhe iti uttamapurisā. Evaṃ sabbattha.
Paṭhama-majjhim’-uttamapurisam icc anena kvattho? Nāmamhi payujjamāne pi tulyādhikaraṇe paṭhamo, tumhe majjhimo, amhe uttamo.
Which are these?
- Ti anti are the third person (paṭhamapurisā); si tha are the second person (majjhimapurisā); mi ma are the first person (uttamapurisā).
- Also in the “attanopada”: te ante are the third person (paṭhamapurisā); se vhe are the second person (majjhimapurisā); e mhe are the first person (uttamapurisā).
Thus everywhere.
What is the use of the name “paṭhama-majjhim’-uttamapurisa”? For the use of these names in the suttas “Nāmamhi payujjamāne pi tulyādhikaraṇe paṭhamo”, “Tumhe majjhimo”, “Amhe uttamo” (§410-12).
Sabbesaṃ tiṇṇaṃ paṭhama-majjhim’-uttamapurisānaṃ ekābhidhāne paro puriso gahetabbo.
So ca paṭhati, tvañ ca paṭhasi, tumhe paṭhatha. So ca pacati, tvañ ca pacasi, tumhe pacatha.
Evaṃ sesāsu vibhattīsu paro puriso yojetabbo.
- So ca paṭhati, tvañ ca paṭhasi (he reads and you read): when both persons are combined, tumhe paṭhatha (you read).
- So ca pacati, tvañ ca pacasi (he cooks and you cook): when both persons are combined, tumhe pacatha (you cook).
Thus in the remaining inflections the latter person should be employed.6Canonical example (Cp. 395): “ahañ ca Maddidevī ca, Jālī Kaṇhājinā c’ ubho; aññamaññaṃ sokanudā, vasāma assame tadā”. Translation: At that time, I, Queen Maddī, and both Jālī and Kaṇhājinā lived, mutually dispelling grief, in the hermitage.
Nāmamhi payujjamāne pi appayujjamāne pi tulyādhikaraṇe paṭhamapuriso hoti.
So gacchati, te gacchanti.
Appayujjamāne pi: Gacchati, gacchanti.
Tulyādhikaraṇe ti kimatthaṃ? Tena haññase tvaṃ Devadattena.
- So gacchati (he goes), te gacchanti (they go).
Also when [the name is] not used:
- Gacchati ([he] goes), gacchanti ([they] go).
What is the purpose of saying “tulyādhikaraṇe” (that has the same locus)? To prevent the operation of this rule when there is not the same locus, as in the following example: Tena haññase tvaṃ Devadattena (you are killed by that Devadatta).
Tumhe payujjamāne pi appayujjamāne pi tulyādhikaraṇe majjhimapuriso hoti.
Tvaṃ yāsi, tumhe yātha.
Appayujjamāne pi: Yāsi, yātha.
Tulyādhikaraṇe ti kimatthaṃ? Tayā paccate odano.
- Tvaṃ yāsi (you go), tumhe yātha (you go).
Also when it is not used:
- Yāsi ([you] go), yātha ([you] go).
What is the purpose of saying “tulyādhikaraṇe” (that has the same locus)? To prevent the operation of this rule when there is not the same locus, as in the following example: Tayā paccate odano (the rice is cooked by you).
Amhe payujjamāne pi appayujjamāne pi tulyādhikaraṇe uttamapuriso hoti.
Ahaṃ yajāmi, mayaṃ yajāma.
Appayujjamāne pi: Yajāmi, yajāma.
Tulyādhikaraṇe ti kimatthaṃ? Mayā ijjate Buddho.
- Ahaṃ yajāmi (I sacrifice), mayaṃ yajāma (we sacrifice).
Also when it is not used:
- Yajāmi ([I] sacrifice), yajāma ([we] sacrifice).
What is the purpose of saying “tulyādhikaraṇe” (that has the same locus)? To prevent the operation of this rule when there is not the same locus, as in the following example: Mayā ijjate Buddho (the Buddha is honored by me).
“Kāle” icc etaṃ adhikāratthaṃ veditabbaṃ.
Paccuppanne kāle vattamānāvibhatti hoti.
Pāṭaliputtaṃ gacchati, Sāvatthiṃ7Sāvatthiyaṃ (K). pavisati.
- Pāṭaliputtaṃ gacchati ([he] goes to Pāṭaliputta).
- Sāvatthiṃ pavisati ([he] enters Sāvatthī).
Āṇatyatthe ca āsīsatthe ca anuttakāle pañcamīvibhatti hoti.
Karotu kusalaṃ, sukhaṃ te hotu.
- Karotu kusalaṃ (let him do good).
- Sukhaṃ te hotu (happiness be to you).
Anumatyatthe ca parikappatthe ca anuttakāle sattamīvibhatti hoti.
Tvaṃ gaccheyyāsi. Kim ahaṃ kareyyāmi?
- Tvaṃ gaccheyyāsi (you may go).
- Kim ahaṃ kareyyāmi? (what shall I do?).
Apaccakkhe atīte kāle parokkhāvibhatti hoti.
Supine kila-m-āha. Evaṃ kila porāṇ’ āhu.
- Supine kila-m-āha (it is said he said in a dream).
- Evaṃ kila porāṇ’ āhu (thus, it is said, the ancients said).
Hiyyopabhuti10Hīyoppabhuti (Sī). atīte kāle paccakkhe vā apaccakkhe vā “hiyyattanī”11Hīyattanī (Sī). vibhatti hoti.
So agamā maggaṃ, te agamū maggaṃ.
- So agamā maggaṃ (he went to the road).
- Te agamū maggaṃ (they went to the road).
Ajjappabhuti atīte kāle paccakkhe vā apaccakkhe vā samīpe ajjatanīvibhatti hoti.
So maggaṃ agamī, te maggaṃ agamuṃ.
- So maggaṃ agamī (he went to the road).
- Te maggaṃ agamuṃ (they went to the road).
Hiyyattanī-ajjatanī icc etā vibhattiyo yadā māyogā,12Yoge (K). tadā sabbakāle ca honti.
Mā gamā, mā vacā, mā gamī, mā vacī.
Caggahaṇena pañcamīvibhatti pi hoti. Mā gacchāhi.
- Mā gamā (do not go), mā vacā (do not talk); mā gamī (do not go), mā vacī (do not talk).
By taking “ca”, there is also the inflection “pañcamī”:
- Mā gacchāhi (do not go).
Anāgate kāle bhavissantīvibhatti hoti.
So gacchissati, karissati. Te gacchissanti, karissanti.
- So gacchissati (he will go), karissati (he will do).
- Te gacchissanti (they will go), karissanti (they will do).
Kriyātipannamatte atīte kāle kālātipattivibhatti hoti.
So ce taṃ yānaṃ alabhissā, agacchissā. Te ce taṃ yānaṃ alabhissaṃsu, agacchissaṃsu.
- So ce taṃ yānaṃ alabhissā, agacchissā (if he had got that vehicle, he would have gone).
- Te ce taṃ yānaṃ alabhissaṃsu, agacchissaṃsu (if they had got that vehicle, they would have gone).
Vattamānā icc esā saññā hoti ti anti, si tha, mi ma, te ante, se vhe, e mhe icc etesaṃ dvādasannaṃ padānaṃ.
Vattamānā icc anena kvattho? Vattamānā paccuppanne.
Pañcamī icc esā saññā hoti tu antu, hi tha, mi ma, taṃ antaṃ, ssu vho, e āmase icc etesaṃ dvādasannaṃ padānaṃ.
Pañcamī icc anena kvattho? Āṇatyāsiṭṭhe ’nuttakāle pañcamī.
Sattamī icc esā saññā hoti eyya eyyuṃ, eyyāsi eyyātha, eyyāmi eyyāma, etha eraṃ, etho eyyāvho, eyyaṃ eyyāmhe icc etesaṃ dvādasannaṃ padānaṃ.
Sattamī icc anena kvattho? Anumatiparikappatthesu sattamī.
Parokkhā icc esā saññā hoti a u, e ttha, aṃ mha,16Amha (Sī). ttha re, ttho vho, iṃ mhe17Imhe (Sī). icc etesaṃ dvādasannaṃ padānaṃ.
Parokkhā icc anena kvattho? Apaccakkhe parokkhātīte.
Hiyyattanī icc esā saññā hoti ā ū, o ttha, aṃ mhā,19Amha (Sī). ttha tthuṃ, se vhaṃ, iṃ mhase icc etesaṃ dvādasannaṃ padānaṃ.
Hiyyattanī icc anena kvattho? Hiyyopabhuti paccakkhe hiyyattanī.
Ajjatanī icc esā saññā hoti ī uṃ, o ttha, iṃ mhā, ā ū, se vhaṃ, aṃ mhe icc etesaṃ dvādasannaṃ padānaṃ.
Ajjatanī icc anena kvattho? Samīpe ’jjatanī.
Bhavissantī icc esā saññā hoti ssati ssanti, ssasi ssatha, ssāmi ssāma, ssate ssante, ssase ssavhe, ssaṃ ssāmhe icc etesaṃ dvādasannaṃ padānaṃ.
Bhavissantī icc anena kvattho? Anāgate bhavissantī.
Kālātipatti icc esā saññā hoti ssā ssaṃsu, sse ssatha, ssaṃ ssāmhā,23Ssamhā (Sī). ssatha ssisu,24Ssiṃsu (Sī). ssase ssavhe, ssiṃ25Ssaṃ (Sī). ssāmhase icc etesaṃ dvādasannaṃ padānaṃ.
Kālātipatti icc anena kvattho? Kriyātipanne ’tīte kālātipatti.
Hiyyattanādayo catasso vibhattiyo sabbadhātukasaññā honti.
Agamā, gaccheyya, gacchatu, gacchati (M. i, 326)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 326.
Sabbadhātuka icc anena kvattho? Ikārāgamo asabbadhātukamhi.
- Agamā ([he] went), gaccheyya ([he] would go), gacchatu (let [him] go), gacchati ([he] goes).
What is the use of the name “sabbadhātuka”? For the use of the name “sabbadhātuka” in the sutta “Ikārāgamo asabbadhātukamhi” (§516).
Dhātu-liṅga icc etehi parā paccayā honti.
Karoti, gacchati. Yo koci karoti, taṃ añño “karohi karohi” icc evaṃ bravīti, atha vā karontaṃ payojayati27Payojayatī ti (Sī). = kāreti. Saṃgho pabbatam iva attānam ācarati28Attānam ācaratī ti (Sī). = pabbatāyati. Taḷākaṃ samuddam iva attānam ācarati29Attānam ācaratī ti (Sī). = samuddāyati. Saddo cicciṭam iva attānam ācarati30Attānam ācaratī ti (Sī). = cicciṭāyati (Vin. iii, 320)Vinaya-piṭaka · vol. iii, p. 320. Vasiṭṭhassa apaccaṃ Vāsiṭṭho (Vin. ii, 11)Vinaya-piṭaka · vol. ii, p. 11. Evam aññe pi yojetabbā.
- Karoti ([he] does), gacchati ([he] goes).
- Yo koci karoti, taṃ añño “karohi karohi” icc evaṃ bravīti, atha vā karontaṃ payojayati = kāreti (someone does, another says to him “do, do”, or engages him in doing: [he] causes to do).
- Saṃgho pabbatam iva attānam ācarati = pabbatāyati (the Saṃgha acts itself like a mountain: acts like a mountain).
- Taḷākaṃ samuddam iva attānam ācarati = samuddāyati (the lake acts itself like a sea: acts like a sea).
- Saddo cicciṭam iva attānam ācarati = cicciṭāyati (the sound acts itself like “ci-ci”: acts like “ci-ci”).
- Vasiṭṭhassa apaccaṃ Vāsiṭṭho (the offspring of Vasiṭṭha).
Thus also others should be formed.
Tija gupa kita māna icc etehi dhātūhi kha cha sa icc ete paccayā honti vā.
Titikkhati (A. ii, 468; Khu. i, 59)Aṅguttara-nikāya · Khuddaka-nikāya, jigucchati (Khu. i, 320; M. ii, 87)Khuddaka-nikāya · Majjhima-nikāya, tikicchati (Khu. vi, 183)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. vi, p. 183, vīmaṃsati (A. ii, 304; Khu. ii, 318)Aṅguttara-nikāya · Khuddaka-nikāya.
Vā ti kimatthaṃ? Tejati, gopati,33Gopayati (Sī). māneti.
- Titikkhati ([he] endures), jigucchati ([he] feels aversion), tikicchati ([he] cures), vīmaṃsati ([he] investigates).
- tija (§457)
- tij (§521)
- tij + kha (§433)
- ti + tij + kha (§458)
- ti + tik + kha (§473)
- ti + tik + kha + ti (§414) = titikkhati (§11)
- gupa (§457)
- tij (§521)
- gup + cha (§433)
- gu + gup + cha (§458)
- gi + gup + cha
- ji + gup + cha
- ji + guc + cha (§472)
- ji + guc + cha + ti (§414) = jigucchati (§11)
- kita (§457)
- tij (§521)
- kit + cha (§433)
- ki + kit + cha (§458)
- ta + kit + cha
- ti + kit + cha
- ti + kic + cha (§472)
- ti + kic + cha + ti (§414) = tikicchati (§11)
- māna (§457)
- tij (§521)
- mān + sa (§433)
- mā + mān + sa (§458)
- mī + mān + sa
- vī + mān + sa
- vī + maṃ + sa
- vī + maṃ + sa + ti (§414) = vīmaṃsati (§11)
What is the purpose of saying “vā” (optionally)? To allow exceptions to the rule such as in the following examples: tejati ([he] sharpens), gopati ([he] protects), māneti ([he] honors).
Bhuja ghasa hara su pā icc evamādīhi dhātūhi tumicchatthesu kha cha sa icc ete paccayā honti vā.
Bhottum icchati = bubhukkhati. Ghasitum icchati = jighacchati (Khu. i, 43)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 43. Haritum icchati = jigīsati (Khu. v, 359)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. v, p. 359. Sotum icchati = sussusati (D. i, 220; A. i, 73)Dīgha-nikāya · Aṅguttara-nikāya. Pātum icchati = pivāsati.
Vā ti kimatthaṃ? Bhottum icchati.
Tumicchatthesū ti kimatthaṃ? Bhuñjati (Vin. ii, 97)Vinaya-piṭaka · vol. ii, p. 97.
- Bhottum icchati = bubhukkhati (wishes to eat).
- Ghasitum icchati = jighacchati (wishes to eat).
- Haritum icchati = jigīsati (wishes to carry).
- Sotum icchati = sussusati (wishes to hear).
- Pātum icchati = pivāsati (wishes to drink).
What is the purpose of saying “vā” (optionally)? To allow an exception to the rule such as in the following example: bhottum icchati (wishes to eat).
What is the purpose of saying “tumicchatthesu” (in the meanings of wanting [to do something])? To prevent the operation of this rule when there are not the meanings of wanting [to do something] such as in the following example: bhuñjati ([he] eats).
Nāmato kattūpamānā ācāratthe āyapaccayo hoti.
Saṃgho pabbatam iva attānam ācarati = pabbatāyati. Taḷākaṃ samuddam iva attānam ācarati = samuddāyati. Saddo cicciṭam iva attānam ācarati = cicciṭāyati (Vin. iii, 320; S. i, 171)Vinaya-piṭaka · Saṃyutta-nikāya. Evaṃ aññe pi yojetabbā.
- Saṃgho pabbatam iva attānam ācarati = pabbatāyati (the Saṃgha acts itself like a mountain: acts like a mountain).
- Taḷākaṃ samuddam iva attānam ācarati = samuddāyati (the lake acts itself like a sea: acts like a sea).
- Saddo cicciṭam iva attānam ācarati = cicciṭāyati (the sound acts itself like “ci-ci”: acts like “ci-ci”).
Thus also others should be formed.
Nāmato upamānā ācāratthe ca īyapaccayo hoti.
Achattaṃ chattam iva ācarati35Ācaratī ti (Sī). = chattīyati. Aputtaṃ puttam iva ācarati36Ācaratī ti (Sī). = puttīyati.
Upamānā ti kimatthaṃ? Dhammaṃ ācarati.37Dhammam ācarati (Rū, Sad.). Dhammaṃ ācaratī ti dhammacārī (K).
Ācāre ti kimatthaṃ? Achattaṃ chattam iva rakkhati. Evaṃ aññe pi yojetabbā.
- Achattaṃ chattam iva ācarati = chattīyati (treats what is not an umbrella like an umbrella).
- Aputtaṃ puttam iva ācarati = puttīyati (treats someone who is not a son like a son).
What is the purpose of saying “upamāna” (comparison)? To prevent the operation of this rule when there is no comparison such as in the following example: Dhammaṃ ācarati (practices the Dhamma).
What is the purpose of saying “ācāra” (behaviour)? To prevent the operation of this rule when there is not [a verb signifying] behaviour such as in the following example: achattaṃ chattam iva rakkhati (protects what is not an umbrella like an umbrella).
Thus also others should be formed.
Nāmamhā attano icchatthe īyapaccayo hoti.
Attano pattam icchati = pattīyati. Evaṃ vatthīyati, parikkhārīyati, cīvarīyati, dhanīyati, ghaṭīyati (DhA. i, 30)Dhammapada-aṭṭhakathā · vol. i, p. 30.
Atticchatthe ti kimatthaṃ? Aññassa pattam icchati. Evaṃ aññe pi yojetabbā.
- Attano pattam icchati = pattīyati (wishes the bowl for himself).
Likewise:
- Vatthīyati (wishes the cloth for himself), parikkhārīyati (wishes the requisites for himself), cīvarīyati (wishes the robes for himself), dhanīyati (wishes the wealth for himself), ghaṭīyati (wishes the water bowl for himself).
What is the purpose of saying “atticchatthe” (in the meaning of desire for oneself)? To prevent the operation of this rule when there is not the meaning of desire for oneself such as in the following example: aññassa pattam icchati (wishes the bowl for another).
Thus also others should be formed.
Sabbehi dhātūhi ṇe ṇaya ṇāpe ṇāpaya icc ete paccayā honti kāritasaññā ca hetvatthe.
Yo koci karoti, taṃ añño “karohi karohi” icc evaṃ bravīti,38“Abravi, abravun” ti atītakālikapadāni katthaci dissanti, taṃ na yuttaṃ, taṃsaṃvaṇṇetabbabhūtānaṃ “kāreti, kārentī” tyādīnaṃ padānaṃ vattamānakālikattā. Bruvanti (Rū. 502-sutte), brunti (Sad. Dhātumāla 145-piṭṭhe). atha vā karontaṃ payojayati = kāreti (M. ii, 332)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. ii, p. 332, kārayati, kārāpeti (Vin. i, 240)Vinaya-piṭaka · vol. i, p. 240, kārāpayati. Ye keci karonti, te aññe “karotha karotha” icc evaṃ bruvanti39Purimapiṭṭhe passitabbaṃ. = kārenti (M. i, 121)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 121, kārayanti, kārāpenti (Vin. i, 121)Vinaya-piṭaka · vol. i, p. 121, kārāpayanti. Yo koci pacati, taṃ añño “pacāhi pacāhi” icc evaṃ bravīti,40Purimapiṭṭhe passitabbaṃ. atha vā pacantaṃ payojayati = pāceti, pācayati, pācāpeti, pācāpayati. Ye keci pacanti, te aññe “pacatha pacatha” icc evaṃ bruvanti41Purimapiṭṭhe passitabbaṃ. = pācenti, pācayanti, pācāpenti, pācāpayanti. Evaṃ bhaṇeti, bhaṇayati, bhaṇāpeti, bhaṇāpayati. Bhaṇenti, bhaṇayanti, bhaṇāpenti, bhaṇāpayanti. Tatha-r-iva aññe pi yojetabbā.
Hetvatthe ti kimatthaṃ? Karoti (M. i, 10)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 10, pacati.
Atthaggahaṇena alapaccayo hoti. Jotalati.
- Yo koci karoti, taṃ añño “karohi karohi” icc evaṃ bravīti, atha vā karontaṃ payojayati = kāreti, kārayati, kārāpeti, kārāpayati (someone does, another says thus to him, “do, do”, or engages him in doing: [he] causes him to do).
- Ye keci karonti, te aññe “karotha karotha” icc evaṃ bruvanti = kārenti, kārayanti, kārāpenti, kārāpayanti (some people do, others say thus to them, “do, do”: [they] cause them to do).
- Yo koci pacati, taṃ añño “pacāhi pacāhi” icc evaṃ bravīti, atha vā pacantaṃ payojayati = pāceti, pācayati, pācāpeti, pācāpayati (someone cooks, another says thus to him, “cook, cook”, or engages him in cooking: [he] causes him to cook).
- Ye keci pacanti, te aññe “pacatha pacatha” icc evaṃ bruvanti = pācenti, pācayanti, pācāpenti, pācāpayanti (some people cook, others say thus to them, “cook, cook”: [they] cause them to cook).
Likewise:
- Bhaṇeti, bhaṇayati, bhaṇāpeti, bhaṇāpayati ([he] causes to recite); bhaṇenti, bhaṇayanti, bhaṇāpenti, bhaṇāpayanti ([they] cause to recite).
In this way also others should be formed.
What is the purpose of saying “hetvatthe” (in the meaning of cause)? To prevent the operation of this rule when there is not the meaning of cause such as in the following examples: karoti ([he] does), pacati ([he] cooks).
By taking “attha”, there is also the suffix ‘ala’: jotalati ([he] causes to shine).
Tasmā nāmasmā ṇayapaccayo hoti kāritasañño ca dhāturūpe sati.
Hatthinā atikkamati maggaṃ42Magganti (Sī). = atihatthayati. Vīṇāya upagāyati gītaṃ43Gītanti (Sī). = upavīṇayati. Daḷhaṃ karoti vīriyaṃ44Vīriyanti (Sī). = daḷhayati. Visuddhā hoti ratti45Rattīhi (Sī). = visuddhayati.
Caggahaṇena āra āla icc ete paccayā honti. Santaṃ46Santaraṃ (Sī). karoti = santārati;47Santarārati (Sī). upakkamaṃ karoti = upakkamālati.
- Hatthinā atikkamati maggaṃ = atihatthayati (crosses the road by elephant).
- Vīṇāya upagāyati gītaṃ = upavīṇayati (sings a song with the harp).
- Daḷhaṃ karoti vīriyaṃ = daḷhayati (makes the effort firm).
- Visuddhā hoti ratti = visuddhayati (the night is clear).
By taking “ca”, there are also the suffixes ‘āra’ and ‘āla’:
- Santaṃ karoti = santārati (makes calm).
- Upakkamaṃ karoti = upakkamālati (undertakes).
Sabbehi dhātūhi bhāva-kammesu yapaccayo hoti.
Ṭhīyate, bujjhate, paccate, labbhate, karīyate, yujjate,48Ijjate (Sī). uccate.
Bhāva-kammesū ti kimatthaṃ? Karoti, pacati, paṭhati.
- Ṭhīyate (standing), bujjhate (knowing, or it is known), paccate (cooking, or it is cooked), labbhate (obtaining, or it is obtained), karīyate (doing, or it is done), yujjate (yoking, or it is yoked), uccate (saying, or it is said).
What is the purpose of saying “bhāva-kammesu” (in the impersonal and passive)? To prevent the operation of this rule when there is neither the impersonal nor the passive such as in the following examples: karoti ([he] does), pacati ([he] cooks), paṭhati ([he] reads).
Tassa yapaccayassa cavagga-yakāra-vakārattaṃ hoti dhātūnaṃ antena50Dhātvantena (Sī). saha yathāsambhavaṃ.
Vuccate, vuccante, uccate, uccante, paccate, paccante. Majjate, majjante, yujjate, yujjante. Bujjhate, bujjhante, kujjhate, kujjhante, ujjhate, ujjhante. Haññate, haññante. Kayyate, kayyante. Dibbate, dibbante.
- Vuccate,51√vaca + ya + te = vuccate. The procedure is similar for “paccate”. vuccante; uccate, uccante (it is said; they are said); paccate, paccante (it is cooked; they are cooked).
- Majjate,52√maja + ya + te = majjate. majjante (it is rubbed; they are rubbed); yujjate, yujjante (it is engaged; they are engaged).
- Bujjhate,53√budha + ya + te = bujjhate. bujjhante (it is known; they are known); kujjhate, kujjhante (he is angry; they are angry); ujjhate, ujjhante (it is forsaken; they are forsaken).
- Haññate,54√hana + ya + te = haññate. haññante (it is killed; they are killed).
- Kayyate, kayyante (it is done; they are done).
- Dibbate, dibbante (it is played; they are played).
Sabbehi dhātūhi yamhi paccaye55Tasmiṃ yapaccaye (Sī). pare ivaṇṇāgamo hoti vā.
Karīyate, karīyati (M. ii, 101)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. ii, p. 101, gacchīyate, gacchīyati.
Vā ti kimatthaṃ? Kayyate.
- Karīyate, karīyati (doing, or it is done); gacchīyate, gacchīyati (going, or it is gone).
What is the purpose of saying “vā” (optionally)? To allow an exception to this rule such as in the following example: kayyate (it is done).
Sabbehi dhātūhi yapaccayo pubbarūpam āpajjate vā.
Vuḍḍhate, phallate, dammate, sakkate, labbhate, dissate.57Sīhaḷapotthake ito paraṃ “vā ti kimatthaṃ? Damyate” ti pāṭho dissati, tathā Saddanītisuttamālāyam api. (In the Sinhalese manuscript the passage “vā ti kimatthaṃ? Damyate” is read after this, and likewise in the Saddanīti-suttamālā.)
- Vuḍḍhate58√vaḍha + ya + te = vaḍḍhate. (it is increased), phallate (splitting), dammate (taming, or it is tamed), sakkate (it is honored), labbhate (obtaining, or it is obtained), dissate (seeing, or it is seen).
Yathā heṭṭhā bhāva-kammesu yapaccayassa ādeso hoti tathā kattari pi60Kattari ca (Sī). yapaccayassa ādeso kātabbo.
Bujjhati (JA. i, 403)Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā · vol. i, p. 403, vijjhati, maññati (Khu. i, 22)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 22, sibbati (Vin. ii, 86)Vinaya-piṭaka · vol. ii, p. 86.
- Bujjhati ([he] knows), vijjhati ([he] pierces), maññati ([he] thinks), sibbati ([he] stitches).
Bhū icc evamādito dhātugaṇato apaccayo hoti kattari.
Bhavati (Khu. i, 67)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 67, paṭhati, pacati, jayati.
Rudha icc evamādito dhātugaṇato apaccayo hoti kattari, pubbe niggahitāgamo hoti.
Rundhati (SnA. i, 161)Suttanipāta-aṭṭhakathā · vol. i, p. 161, chindati, bhindati.
Caggahaṇena i ī e o icc ete paccayā honti niggahitapubbañ ca.
Rundhiti, rundhīti, rundheti, rundhoti, sumbhoti, parisumbhoti.
- Rundhati ([he] obstructs), chindati ([he] cuts), bhindati ([he] breaks).
By taking “ca”, there are also the suffixes ‘i’, ‘ī’, ‘e’ and ‘o’, and the “niggahita” in front:
- Rundhiti, rundhīti, rundheti, rundhoti ([he] obstructs); sumbhoti, parisumbhoti ([he] strikes).
Divu icc evamādito dhātugaṇato yapaccayo hoti kattari.
Dibbati (VinA. i, 6)Vinaya-aṭṭhakathā · vol. i, p. 6, sibbati (Vin. ii, 86)Vinaya-piṭaka · vol. ii, p. 86, yujjhati, vijjhati, bujjhati (Khu. i, 33)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 33.
Su icc evamādito dhātugaṇato ṇu ṇā uṇā icc ete paccayā honti kattari.
Abhisuṇoti, abhisuṇāti; saṃvuṇoti, saṃvuṇāti; āvuṇoti, āvuṇāti; pāpuṇoti,63“Pāpuṇotī” ti udāharaṇaṃ na yuttan ti ācariyā vadanti, Nyāsasuttaniddesa-Padarūpasiddhi- Saddanītiganthesu pi natthi. Papubba-apa-dhātutohi ṇu-paccayena vā ṇā-paccayena vā uṇā-paccayena vā “pāpuṇotī” ti rūpaṃ na sijjhati. (The teachers say that the example “pāpuṇotī” is not correct, and it is not found in the Nyāsa, the Suttaniddesa, the Padarūpasiddhi or the Saddanīti either. With the root “apa” preceded by “pa”, the form “pāpuṇotī” is not established either with the suffix ‘ṇu’, or with the suffix ‘ṇā’, or with the suffix ‘uṇā’.) pāpuṇāti (M. ii, 99)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. ii, p. 99.
- Abhisuṇoti, abhisuṇāti ([he] hears).
- Saṃvuṇoti, saṃvuṇāti ([he] restrains).
- Āvuṇoti, āvuṇāti ([he] strings).
- Pāpuṇoti, pāpuṇāti ([he] reaches).
Kī icc evamādito dhātugaṇato nāpaccayo hoti kattari.
Kiṇāti, jināti (Khu. i, 64)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 64, dhunāti, munāti, lunāti, punāti.64Muṇāti, luṇāti, puṇati (Sī).
Gaha icc evamādito dhātugaṇato ppa ṇhā icc ete paccayā honti kattari.
Gheppati, gaṇhāti (VinA. i, 20)Vinaya-aṭṭhakathā · vol. i, p. 20.
Tanu icc evamādito dhātugaṇato o yira icc ete paccayā honti kattari.
Tanoti, tanohi; karoti (M. i, 10)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 10, karohi (Khu. ii, 172)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. ii, p. 172; kayirati, kayirāhi.
Cura icc evamādito dhātugaṇato ṇe ṇaya icc ete paccayā honti kattari, kāritasaññā ca.
Coreti, corayati; cinteti (JA. i, 227)Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā · vol. i, p. 227, cintayati; manteti, mantayati.
Bhāve ca kammani ca attanopadāni honti.
Uccate, uccante; majjate, majjante; yujjate, yujjante; kujjhate, kujjhante; labbhate, labbhante; kayyate, kayyante.
- Uccate,66The subject can be placed in the third inflection: “purisena uccate”, lit., by the man saying. uccante (saying or it is said; saying or they are said).
- Majjate, majjante (it is rubbed, they are rubbed).
- Yujjate, yujjante (it is engaged, they are engaged).
- Kujjhate, kujjhante (he is angry, they are angry).
- Labbhate, labbhante (obtaining or it is obtained; obtaining or they are obtained).
- Kayyate, kayyante (doing or it is done; doing or they are done).
Kattari ca attanopadāni honti.
Maññate, rocate, socate, bujjhate, jāyate (Khu. i, 45)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 45.
- Maññate67√mana + ya + te. In this case ‘ya’ is the conjugational sign of the third group. ([he] thinks), rocate ([he] shines), socate ([he] grieves), bujjhate ([he] knows), jāyate ([he] is born).
Dhātuniddiṭṭhehi paccayehi khādi-kāritantehi vibhattiyo honti.
Titikkhati (Khu. i, 59)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 59, jigucchati (M. ii, 87)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. ii, p. 87, vīmaṃsati (A. ii, 304)Aṅguttara-nikāya · vol. ii, p. 304, samuddāyati, puttīyati, kāreti (M. ii, 332)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. ii, p. 332, pāceti.
- Titikkhati ([he] endures), jigucchati ([he] feels aversion), vīmaṃsati ([he] investigates), samuddāyati ([he] acts like a sea), puttīyati ([he] treats like a son), kāreti ([he] causes to do), pāceti ([he] causes to cook).
Kattari parassapadaṃ hoti.
Karoti (Khu. vii, 83)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. vii, p. 83, pacati, paṭhati, gacchati (M. i, 326)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 326.
- Karoti ([he] does), pacati ([he] cooks), paṭhati ([he] reads), gacchati ([he] goes).
Bhū icc evamādayo ye saddagaṇā, te dhātusaññā honti.
Bhavati (M. ii, 338)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. ii, p. 338, bhavanti (M. ii, 335)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. ii, p. 335, carati, caranti (M. i, 129)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 129, pacati, pacanti, cintayati, cintayanti, hoti (M. i, 10)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 10, honti (M. i, 10)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 10, gacchati (M. iii, 338)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. iii, p. 338, gacchanti (A. ii, 5)Aṅguttara-nikāya · vol. ii, p. 5.
- Bhavati, bhavanti ([he] is, [they] are).
- Carati, caranti ([he] walks, [they] walk).
- Pacati, pacanti ([he] cooks, [they] cook).
- Cintayati, cintayanti ([he] thinks, [they] think).
- Hoti, honti ([he] is, [they] are).
- Gacchati, gacchanti ([he] goes, [they] go).
Ādibhūtānaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ ekassarānaṃ kvaci dvebhāvo hoti.
Titikkhati, jigucchati, tikicchati, vīmaṃsati, bubhukkhati, pivāsati, daddallati, dadāti (Khu. i, 49)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 49, jahāti (Khu. vii, 96)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. vii, p. 96, caṅkamati (A. ii, 212)Aṅguttara-nikāya · vol. ii, p. 212.
Kvacī ti kimatthaṃ? Kampati, calati.
- Titikkhati ([he] endures), jigucchati ([he] is disgusted), tikicchati ([he] cures), vīmaṃsati ([he] investigates), bubhukkhati ([he] wishes to eat), pivāsati ([he] wishes to drink), daddallati ([he] shines brilliantly), dadāti ([he] gives), jahāti ([he] renounces), caṅkamati ([he] walks up and down).
What is the purpose of saying “kvaci” (sometimes)? To allow an exception to the rule such as in the following examples: kampati ([he] trembles), calati ([he] shakes).69Translator's note (Ven. A. Thitzana, Kaccāyana Pāli Vyākaraṇaṁ, vol. 2, p. 645, n. 42): As a rule, this reduplication applies only to verbs formed with the suffixes of §433 · Tija-gupa-kita-mānehi kha-cha-sā vā — Optionally, after “tija”, “gupa”, “kita” and “māna”, [there are] ‘kha’, ‘cha’ and ‘sa’.">§433 and §434 · Bhuja-ghasa-hara-su-pādīhi tumicchatthesu — After “bhuja”, “ghasa”, “hara”, “su” and “pā”, in the meanings of wanting [to do something].">§434. Other verbs, those formed with conjugational signs (vikaraṇa), can also be reduplicated when they take the parokkhā inflections, and in a few other inflectional endings as well.
Dvebhūtassa dhātussa yo pubbo, so abbhāsasañño hoti.
Dadhāti, dadāti, babhūva.
- Dadhāti ([he] holds), dadāti ([he] gives), babhūva ([he] became).
Abbhāse vattamānassa sarassa rasso hoti.
Dadhāti, jahāti (Khu. vii, 96)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. vii, p. 96.
- Dadhāti ([he] holds), jahāti ([he] abandons).
Abbhāsagatānaṃ dutiya-catutthānaṃ paṭhama-tatiyā honti.
Ciccheda, bubhukkhati, babhūva, dadhāti.
- Ciccheda ([he] cut), bubhukkhati ([he] wishes to eat), babhūva ([he] became), dadhāti ([he] holds).
Abbhāse vattamānassa kavaggassa cavaggo hoti.
Cikicchati, jigucchati, jighacchati (Khu. i, 43)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 43, jigīsati (Khu. v, 359)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. v, p. 359,70Jigiṃsati (Sī). jaṅgamati, caṅkamati (A. ii, 212)Aṅguttara-nikāya · vol. ii, p. 212.
- Cikicchati ([he] cures), jigucchati ([he] is disgusted), jighacchati ([he] wishes to eat), jigīsati ([he] wants to carry), jaṅgamati ([he] goes), caṅkamati ([he] walks up and down).
Māna kita icc etesaṃ dhātūnaṃ abbhāsagatānaṃ vakāra-takārattaṃ hoti vā yathāsaṅkhyaṃ.
Vīmaṃsati, tikicchati (Khu. vi, 183)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. vi, p. 183.
Vā ti kimatthaṃ? Cikicchati.
- Vīmaṃsati71The ‘a’ of ‘va’ –the previous syllable (abbhāsa)– is substituted by ‘ī’ by §465 · Antass’ ivaṇṇākāro vā — Optionally, [there is] ‘i’, ‘ī’ or the letter ‘a’ in place of the end.">§465. √mā is substituted by ‘maṃ’ by §467 · Tato pā-mānānaṃ vā-maṃ sesu — After that, [there are] ‘vā’ and ‘maṃ’ of “pā” and “māna”, when ‘sa’ follows.">§467. ([he] thinks), tikicchati72The ‘a’ of ‘ta’ –the previous syllable (abbhāsa)– is substituted by ‘i’ by §465 · Antass’ ivaṇṇākāro vā — Optionally, [there is] ‘i’, ‘ī’ or the letter ‘a’ in place of the end.">§465. ([he] cures).
What is the purpose of saying “vā” (optionally)? To allow an exception to the rule such as in the following example: cikicchati ([he] cures).
Abbhāse vattamānassa hakārassa jo hoti.
Jahāti (Khu. i, 183)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 183, juhvati, juhoti, jahāra.
- Jahāti ([he] abandons), juhvati, juhoti ([he] offers), jahāra ([he] carried).
Abbhāsassa antassa ivaṇṇo hoti, akāro vā.
Jigucchati (M. ii, 87)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. ii, p. 87, pivāsati, vīmaṃsati, jighacchati (Khu. i, 43)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 43, babhūva, dadhāti.
Vā ti kimatthaṃ? Bubhukkhati.
- Jigucchati ([he] reproaches), pivāsati ([he] wishes to drink), vīmaṃsati ([he] investigates), jighacchati ([he] wishes to eat), babhūva ([he] became), dadhāti ([he] holds).
What is the purpose of saying “vā” (optionally)? To allow an exception to the rule such as in the following example: bubhukkhati ([he] wishes to eat).
Abbhāsassa ante niggahitāgamo hoti vā.
Caṅkamati (M. iii, 154)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. iii, p. 154, cañcalati, jaṅgamati.
Vā ti kimatthaṃ? Pivāsati, daddallati.
- Caṅkamati ([he] walks up and down), cañcalati ([he] shakes), jaṅgamati ([he] goes about).
What is the purpose of saying “vā” (optionally)? To allow an exception to the rule such as in the following examples: pivāsati ([he] wishes to drink), daddallati ([he] shines brilliantly).
Tato abbhāsato pā māna icc etesaṃ dhātūnaṃ vā maṃ icc ete ādesā honti yathāsaṅkhyaṃ sapaccaye pare.
Pivāsati, vīmaṃsati.
- Pivāsati ([he] wishes to drink), vīmaṃsati ([he] investigates).
Ṭhā icc etassa dhātussa tiṭṭhādeso hoti vā.
Tiṭṭhati (M. i, 155)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 155, tiṭṭhatu (M. i, 196)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 196; tiṭṭheyya (M. i, 190)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 190, tiṭṭheyyuṃ.
Vā ti kimatthaṃ? Ṭhāti.
- Tiṭṭhati ([he] stands), tiṭṭhatu (let [him] stand); tiṭṭheyya ([he] would stand), tiṭṭheyyuṃ ([they] would stand).
What is the purpose of saying “vā” (optionally)? To allow an exception to this rule such as in the following example: ṭhāti ([he] stands).
Pā icc etassa dhātussa pivādeso hoti vā.
Pivati (M. ii, 5)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. ii, p. 5, pivatu (Khu. i, 175)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 175; piveyya, piveyyuṃ.
Vā ti kimatthaṃ? Pāti.
- Pivati ([he] drinks), pivatu (let [him] drink); piveyya ([he] would drink), piveyyuṃ ([they] would drink).
What is the purpose of saying “vā” (optionally)? To allow an exception to the rule such as in the following example: pāti ([he] drinks).
Ñā icc etassa dhātussa jā-jaṃ-nāādesā honti vā.74Vāggahaṇamihānuvattate (Syā), vā ti kimatthaṃ? Viññāyati (Sī, Sad.) jādeso nāmhi jaṃ ñāmhi, nābhāvo timhi evidha.
Jānāti (M. i, 141, 143)Majjhima-nikāya; jāneyya, jāniyā, jaññā (Khu. i, 37)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 37; nāyati.
Disa icc etassa dhātussa passa dissa dakkha icc ete ādesā honti vā.
Passati (Khu. i, 53)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 53, dissati (Khu. i, 176)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 176, dakkhati (Khu. i, 410)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 410, adakkha.
Vā ti kimatthaṃ? Addasa (M. i, 196)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 196.
- Passati, dissati ([he] sees);76According to Kaccāyana “dissati” can be both active and passive. dakkhati ([he] will see), adakkha ([he] saw).
What is the purpose of saying “vā” (optionally)? To allow an exception to this rule such as in the following example: addasa ([he] saw).
Byañjanantassa dhātussa co hoti chapaccayesu paresu.77Chappaccaye pare (Sī, Rū).
Jigucchati, tikicchati, jighacchati.
- Jigucchati ([he] is disgusted), tikicchati ([he] cures), jighacchati ([he] wishes to eat).
Note: In “jigucchati”, the root is ‘gupa’. After the elision of the end vowel of the root and placing the suffix ‘cha’, the end consonant of the root is changed to ‘c’. In “tikicchati”, the root is ‘kita’. After the elision of the end vowel of the root and placing the suffix ‘cha’, the end consonant of the root is changed to ‘c’. In “jighacchati”, the root is ‘ghasa’. After the elision of the end vowel of the root and placing the suffix ‘cha’, the end consonant of the root is changed to ‘c’.
Byañjanantassa dhātussa ko hoti khapaccaye pare.
Titikkhati (Khu. i, 59)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 59, bubhukkhati.
- Titikkhati ([he] endures), bubhukkhati ([he] wishes to eat).
Note: In “titikkhati”, the root is ‘tija’. After the elision of the end vowel of the root and placing the suffix ‘kha’, the end consonant of the root, ‘j’, is changed to ‘k’.
Hara icc etassa dhātussa sabbass’ eva gīādeso hoti sapaccaye pare.
Jigīsati (Khu. v, 359)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. v, p. 359.79Jigiṃsati (Sī).
- Jigīsati ([he] wishes to carry).
Brū bhū icc etesaṃ dhātūnaṃ āha bhūva icc ete ādesā honti yathāsaṅkhyaṃ parokkhāyaṃ vibhattiyaṃ.
Āha (M. i, 196)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 196, āhu (Khu. i, 260)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 260; babhūva, babhūvu.
Parokkhāyam iti kimatthaṃ? Abravuṃ (JA. v, 17)Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā · vol. v, p. 17.
- Āha ([he] said), āhu ([they] said); babhūva ([he] was), babhūvu ([they] were).
What is the purpose of saying “parokkhāyaṃ”? To prevent the operation of this rule when there is not the “parokkhā” such as in the following example: abravuṃ ([they] said).80In this case the inflection is “ajjatanī”.
Gamu icc etassa dhātussa anto makāro ccho hoti vā sabbāsu paccayavibhattīsu.
Gacchamāno (JA. i, 226)Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā · vol. i, p. 226, gacchanto (M. ii, 302)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. ii, p. 302. Gacchati (M. ii, 338)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. ii, p. 338, gameti. Gacchatu, gametu. Gaccheyya (VinA. i, 104)Vinaya-aṭṭhakathā · vol. i, p. 104, gameyya. Agacchā, agamā. Agacchī, agamī. Gacchissati, gamissati (VinA. i, 68)Vinaya-aṭṭhakathā · vol. i, p. 68. Agacchissā, agamissā.
Gamisse ti kimatthaṃ? Icchati (Khu. i, 55)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 55.
- Gacchamāno, gacchanto (going).
- Gacchati, gameti ([he] goes).
- Gacchatu, gametu (let [him] go).
- Gaccheyya, gameyya ([he] should go).
- Agacchā, agamā ([he] went).
- Agacchī, agamī ([he] went).
- Gacchissati, gamissati ([he] will go).
- Agacchissā, agamissā ([if he] would go).
What is the purpose of saying “gamissa” (of “gamu”)? To prevent the operation of this rule when there is not “gamu” such as in the following example: icchati ([he] wishes).
Vaca icc etassa dhātussa akāro ottam āpajjate ajjatanimhi vibhattimhi.
Avoca (M. i, 17)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 17, avocuṃ (M. i, 118)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 118.
Ajjatanimhī ti kimatthaṃ? Avaca (M. i, 183)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 183, avacū.
- Avoca ([he] said), avocuṃ ([they] said).
What is the purpose of saying “ajjatanī”? To prevent the operation of this rule when there is not the “ajjatanī” such as in the following examples: avaca ([he] said), avacū ([they] said).81In this case the inflection is “hiyyattanī”.
Akāro dīgham āpajjate hi mi ma icc etesu vibhattīsu.
Gacchāhi (VinA. i, 68)Vinaya-aṭṭhakathā · vol. i, p. 68, gacchāmi (Khu. v, 324)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. v, p. 324, gacchāma (Khu. iii, 28)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. iii, p. 28, gacchāmhe.
Mikāraggahaṇena hivibhattimhi akāro kvaci na dīgham āpajjate. Gacchahi.
- Gacchāhi (you go), gacchāmi (I go), gacchāma, gacchāmhe (we go).
By taking the letter ‘mi’, when there is the inflection ‘hi’, sometimes the letter ‘a’ does not become long:
- Gacchahi (you go).
Hivibhatti lopam āpajjate vā.
Gaccha, gacchāhi; gama, gamāhi; gamaya, gamayāhi.
Hī ti kimatthaṃ? Gacchati, gamayati.
- Gaccha, gacchāhi; gama, gamāhi (you go); gamaya, gamayāhi (you cause to go).
What is the purpose of saying “hi”? To prevent the operation of this rule when there is not ‘hi’ such as in the following examples: gacchati ([he] goes), gamayati ([he] causes to go).
Hū icc etassa dhātussa saro eha-oha-ettam āpajjate bhavissantimhi, ssassa ca lopo hoti vā.
Hehiti, hehinti; hohiti, hohinti; heti, henti. Hehissati, hehissanti; hohissati, hohissanti; hessati (Khu. iii, 25)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. iii, p. 25, hessanti.
Hū ti kimatthaṃ? Bhavissati (VinA. i, 5)Vinaya-aṭṭhakathā · vol. i, p. 5, bhavissanti (M. i, 52)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 52.
Bhavissantimhī ti kimatthaṃ? Hoti.
- Hehiti, hohiti, heti ([he] will be); hehinti, hohinti, henti ([they] will be).
- Hehissati, hohissati, hessati ([he] will be); hehissanti, hohissanti, hessanti ([they] will be).
What is the purpose of saying “hū”? To prevent the operation of this rule when there is not “hū” such as in the following examples: bhavissati ([he] will be), bhavissanti ([they] will be).
What is the purpose of saying “bhavissantimhi” (in the future)? To prevent the operation of this rule when there is not the “bhavissantī” such as in the following example: hoti ([he] is).
Kara icc etassa dhātussa sapaccayassa kāhādeso hoti vā bhavissantimhi vibhattimhi, ssassa ca niccaṃ lopo hoti.
Kāhati (JA. ii, 401)Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā · vol. ii, p. 401, kāhiti (Khu. i, 64)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 64; kāhasi (Khu. i, 36)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 36, kāhisi; kāhāmi (DhA. i, 288)Dhammapada-aṭṭhakathā · vol. i, p. 288, kāhāma.
Vā ti kimatthaṃ? Karissati (VinA. i, 75)Vinaya-aṭṭhakathā · vol. i, p. 75, karissanti (DhA. i, 153)Dhammapada-aṭṭhakathā · vol. i, p. 153.
Sapaccayaggahaṇena aññehi pi bhavissantiyā vibhattiyā khāmi khāma chāmi chāma icc ādayo ādesā honti. Vakkhāmi (JA. i, 366)Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā · vol. i, p. 366, vakkhāma (JA. i, 170)Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā · vol. i, p. 170; vacchāmi (Vin. iii, 76)Vinaya-piṭaka · vol. iii, p. 76, vacchāma.
- Kāhati, kāhiti ([he] will do); kāhasi, kāhisi (you will do); kāhāmi (I will do), kāhāma (we will do).
What is the purpose of saying “vā” (optionally)? To allow an exception to this rule such as in the following examples: karissati ([he] will do), karissanti ([they] will do).
By taking “sapaccaya”, after other [roots] also, the inflection of the “bhavissantī” has the substitutions ‘khāmi’, ‘khāma’, ‘chāmi’, ‘chāma’ and others:
- Vakkhāmi (I will say), vakkhāma (we will say); vacchāmi (I will dwell), vacchāma (we will dwell).
Dā iccetassa dhātussa antassa aṃ hoti mi ma icc etesu.
Dammi (Khu. v, 325)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. v, p. 325, damma.
- Dammi (I give), damma (we give).
Asaṃyogantassa dhātussa kārite vuddhi hoti.
Kāreti (M. ii, 332)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. ii, p. 332, kārenti (M.i, 121)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 121; kārayati, kārayanti; kārāpeti (Vin. i, 240)Vinaya-piṭaka · vol. i, p. 240, kārāpenti (Vin. i, 218)Vinaya-piṭaka · vol. i, p. 218; kārāpayati, kārāpayanti.
Asaṃyogantasse ti kimatthaṃ? Cintayati, mantayati.
- Kāreti, kārayati, kārāpeti, kārāpayati ([he] causes to do); kārenti, kārayanti, kārāpenti, kārāpayanti ([they] cause to do).
What is the purpose of saying “asaṃyogantassa” (that does not end in a conjunct consonant)? To prevent the operation of this rule when it does end in a conjunct consonant, such as in the following examples: cintayati ([he] thinks), mantayati ([he] consults).
Ghaṭādīnaṃ dhātūnaṃ asaṃyogantānaṃ vuddhi hoti vā kārite.
Ghāṭeti (Vin. ii, 295)Vinaya-piṭaka · vol. ii, p. 295, ghaṭeti (Vin. ii, 295)Vinaya-piṭaka · vol. ii, p. 295; ghāṭayati, ghaṭayati; ghāṭāpeti, ghaṭāpeti; ghāṭāpayati, ghaṭāpayati; gāmeti, gameti; gāmayati, gamayati; gāmāpeti, gamāpeti; gāmāpayati, gamāpayati.
Ghaṭādīnam iti kimatthaṃ? Kāreti.
- Ghāṭeti, ghaṭeti; ghāṭayati, ghaṭayati; ghāṭāpeti, ghaṭāpeti; ghāṭāpayati, ghaṭāpayati ([he] causes to try).
- Gāmeti, gameti; gāmayati, gamayati; gāmāpeti, gamāpeti; gāmāpayati, gamāpayati ([he] causes to go).
What is the purpose of saying “ghaṭādīnaṃ” (of “ghaṭa” and others)? To prevent the operation of this rule when there is not “ghaṭa” and others, such as in the following example: kāreti ([he] causes to do).
Aññesu ca paccayesu sabbesaṃ dhātūnaṃ asaṃyogantānaṃ vuddhi hoti.
Jayati, hoti, bhavati.
Caggahaṇena ṇupaccayassā pi vuddhi hoti. Abhisuṇoti.
- Jayati83√ji + a + ti. By this sutta ‘i’ of “ji” becomes ‘e’ and by §514 · E aya — [There is] ‘aya’ of ‘e’.">§514 ‘e’ becomes ‘aya’. ([he] conquers), hoti ([he] is), bhavati84√bhū + a + ti. By this sutta ‘ū’ becomes ‘o’ and by §513 · O ava sare — When a vowel follows, [there is] ‘ava’ in place of ‘o’.">§513 ‘o’ becomes ‘ava’. ([he] is).
By taking “ca”, there is also strengthening of the suffix ‘ṇu’:
- Abhisuṇoti ([he] hears).
Guha dusa iccetesaṃ dhātunaṃ saro dīgham āpajjate kārite.
Gūhayati, dūsayati.
- Gūhayati ([he] causes to hide),85Hides. dūsayati ([he] causes to corrupt).
Vaca vasa vaha icc evamādīnaṃ dhātūnaṃ vakārassa ukāro hoti yapaccaye pare.
Uccate, vuccati (VinA. i, 17)Vinaya-aṭṭhakathā · vol. i, p. 17; vussati (M. i, 201)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 201; vuyhati (Khu. vii, 3)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. vii, p. 3.
- Uccate, vuccati (it is said); vussati (it is inhabited); vuyhati (he is carried away).
Hakārassa vipariyayo hoti yapaccaye pare, yapaccayassa ca lo hoti vā.
Vulhati, vuyhati (Khu. vii, 3)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. vii, p. 3.
Gaha icc etassa dhātussa sabbassa ghekāro hoti ppapaccaye pare.
Gheppati.
- Gheppati ([he] takes).
Gaha icc etassa dhātussa hakārassa lopo hoti ṇhāmhi paccaye pare.
Gaṇhāti (VinA. i, 20)Vinaya-aṭṭhakathā · vol. i, p. 20.
- Gaṇhāti ([he] takes).
Kara icc etassa dhātussa sabbassa kāsattaṃ hoti vā ajjatanimhi vibhattimhi.
Akāsi (M. ii, 194)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. ii, p. 194, akāsuṃ. Akari, akaruṃ (D. ii, 204)Dīgha-nikāya · vol. ii, p. 204.
Kāsattam iti bhāvaniddesena aññatthā pi sāgamo hoti. Ahosi (VinA. i, 10)Vinaya-aṭṭhakathā · vol. i, p. 10, adāsi (VinA. i, 9)Vinaya-aṭṭhakathā · vol. i, p. 9.
- Akāsi, akari ([he] did); akāsuṃ, akaruṃ ([they] did).
By indicating the state with “kāsatta”, also in other cases there is insertion of ‘s’:
- Ahosi ([he] was), adāsi ([he] gave).
Asa icc etāya dhātuyā mi ma icc etesaṃ vibhattīnaṃ mhi-mhādesā honti vā, dhātvantassa lopo ca.
Amhi (M. ii, 302)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. ii, p. 302, amha. Asmi (M. i, 49)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 49, asma.
- Amhi, asmi (I am); amha, asma (we are).
Asa icc etāya dhātuyā thassa vibhattissa tthattaṃ hoti, dhātvantassa lopo ca.
Attha (JA. i, 222)Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā · vol. i, p. 222.
- Attha (you all are).
Asa icc etāya dhātuyā tissa vibhattissa tthittaṃ hoti, dhātvantassa lopo ca.
Atthi (Vin. i, 153)Vinaya-piṭaka · vol. i, p. 153.
- Atthi ([he] is).
Asa icc etāya dhātuyā tussa vibhattissa tthuttaṃ hoti, dhātvantassa lopo ca.
Atthu (D. iii, 159)Dīgha-nikāya · vol. iii, p. 159.
- Atthu (let it be).
Asass’ eva dhātussa simhi vibhattimhi antassa lopo ca hoti.
Ko nu tvam asi (S. i, 104)Saṃyutta-nikāya · vol. i, p. 104 mārisa?
- Ko nu tvam asi mārisa? (who are you, Sir?).
Labha icc etāya dhātuyā ī-iṃnaṃ vibhattīnaṃ ttha-tthaṃādesā honti, dhātvantassa lopo ca.
Alattha (M. ii, 239)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. ii, p. 239, alatthaṃ (M. ii, 188)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. ii, p. 188.
- Alattha ([he] got), alatthaṃ (I got).
Kusa icc etāya dhātuyā īvibhattissa cchi hoti, dhātvantassa lopo ca.
Akkocchi (Khu. i, 13)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 13.
- Akkocchi ([he] abused).
Dā icc etassa dhātussa sabbassa dajjādeso hoti vā.
Dajjāmi, dajjeyya; dadāmi (Khu. v, 229)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. v, p. 229, dadeyya (Vin.A. i, 38)Vinaya-aṭṭhakathā · vol. i, p. 38.
- Dajjāmi, dadāmi (I give); dajjeyya, dadeyya ([he] should give).
Vada icc etassa dhātussa sabbassa vajjādeso hoti vā.
Vajjāmi, vajjeyya; vadāmi (M. i, 11)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 11, vadeyya (M. i, 105)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 105.
- Vajjāmi, vadāmi (I say); vajjeyya, vadeyya ([he] should say).
Gamu icc etassa dhātussa sabbassa ghammādeso hoti vā.
Ghammatu, ghammāhi, ghammāmi.
Vā ti kimatthaṃ? Gacchatu, gacchāhi (JA. iv, 149)Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā · vol. iv, p. 149, gacchāmi (Vin. iii, 12)Vinaya-piṭaka · vol. iii, p. 12.
- Ghammatu (let [him] go), ghammāhi (go!), ghammāmi (I go).
What is the purpose of saying “vā” (optionally)? To allow an exception to this rule, such as in the following examples: gacchatu (let [him] go), gacchāhi (go!), gacchāmi (I go).
Yamhi paccaye pare dā dhā mā ṭhā hā pā maha matha icc evamādīnaṃ dhātūnaṃ anto īkāram āpajjate.
Dīyati (JA. iv, 147)Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā · vol. iv, p. 147, dhīyati, mīyati (A. i, 356)Aṅguttara-nikāya · vol. i, p. 356, ṭhīyati, hīyati, pīyati, mahīyati, mathīyati.
- Dīyati (it is given), dhīyati (it is contained), mīyati (it is measured), ṭhīyati (one stands), hīyati (it is abandoned), pīyati (it is drunk), mahīyati (it is honored), mathīyati (it is churned).
Yaja icc etassa dhātussa ādissa ikārādeso hoti yapaccaye pare.
Ijjate mayā Buddho.
- Ijjate mayā Buddho (the Buddha is worshipped by me).
Sabbehi dhātūhi uṃvibhattissa iṃsuādeso hoti.
Upasaṅkamiṃsu (M. i, 118)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 118, nisīdiṃsu (M. i, 118)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 118.
- Upasaṅkamiṃsu ([they] approached), nisīdiṃsu ([they] sat).
Jara mara icc etesaṃ dhātūnaṃ jīra-jiyya-miyyādesā honti vā.
Jīrati (A. ii, 48)Aṅguttara-nikāya · vol. ii, p. 48, jīranti (Khu. i, 36)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 36; jiyyati (Khu. v, 397)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. v, p. 397, jiyyanti; miyyati (Khu. i, 405)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 405, miyyanti (Khu. vi, 157)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. vi, p. 157; marati (Khu. vii, 92)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. vii, p. 92, maranti (DhA. i, 147)Dhammapada-aṭṭhakathā · vol. i, p. 147.
- Jīrati, jiyyati ([he] becomes old); jīranti, jiyyanti ([they] become old).
- Miyyati, marati ([he] dies); miyyanti, maranti ([they] die).
Sabbattha vibhattipaccayesu asa icc etassa dhātussa ādissa lopo hoti vā.
Siyā (M. i, 62)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 62, santi (Khu. i, 54)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 54, sante (Khu. ii, 216)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. ii, p. 216, samāno (Khu. vi, 234)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. vi, p. 234.
Vā ti kimatthaṃ? Asi (Khu. vi, 157)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. vi, p. 157.
- Siyā90√asa + eyya. The inflection ‘eyya’ is substituted by ‘iyā’ by §517 · Kvaci dhātu-vibhatti-paccayānaṃ dīgha-viparīt’-ādesa-lop’-āgamā ca — And sometimes [there are] lengthening, reversal, substitution, elision and insertion of the roots, of the inflections and of the suffixes.">§517. By this sutta the ‘a’ of “asa” is elided. (may be), santi, sante ([they] are), samāno (being).
What is the purpose of saying “vā” (optionally)? To allow an exception to this rule such as in the following example: asi (you are).
Asass’ eva dhātussa bhū hoti vā asabbadhātuke.
Bhavissati (M. i, 10)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 10, bhavissanti (M. i, 52)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 52.
Vā ti kimatthaṃ? Āsuṃ.
- Bhavissati ([he] will be), bhavissanti ([they] will be).
What is the purpose of saying “vā” (optionally)? To allow an exception to this rule such as in the following example: āsuṃ ([they] were).
Eyyassa vibhattissa ñā icc etāya dhātuyā parassa iyā-ñāādesā honti vā.
Jāniyā, jaññā (Khu. i, 37)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 37.
Vā ti kimatthaṃ? Jāneyya (Khu. i, 401)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 401.
- Jāniyā, jaññā ([he] may know).92For the substitution of √ñā by ‘jā’, ‘jaṃ’ and ‘nā’, see §470 · Ñāssa jā-jaṃ-nā — [There are] ‘jā’, ‘jaṃ’ and ‘nā’ of “ñā”.">§470.
What is the purpose of saying “vā” (optionally)? To allow an exception to this rule such as in the following example: jāneyya ([he] may know).
Ñā icc etāya dhātuyā parassa nāpaccayassa lopo hoti vā, yakārattañ ca.
Jaññā (Khu. i, 37)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 37, nāyati.
Vā ti kimatthaṃ? Jānāti (M. i, 143)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 143.
- Jaññā94√ñā → ‘jaṃ’ (§470 · Ñāssa jā-jaṃ-nā — [There are] ‘jā’, ‘jaṃ’ and ‘nā’ of “ñā”.">§470). The inflection ‘eyya’ is substituted by ‘ñā’ (§508 · Eyyassa ñāto iyā-ñā — After “ñā”, [there are] ‘iyā’ and ‘ñā’ of ‘eyya’.">§508). ([he] may know), nāyati ([he] knows).
What is the purpose of saying “vā” (optionally)? To allow an exception to this rule such as in the following example: jānāti ([he] knows).
Akārapaccayo lopam āpajjate, ettañ ca hoti vā.
Vajjemi (VinA. i, 336)Vinaya-aṭṭhakathā · vol. i, p. 336, vademi; vajjāmi, vadāmi (Khu. i, 115)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 115.
Okārapaccayo uttam āpajjate vā.
Kurute (Khu. i, 241)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 241, karoti (M. i, 10)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 10.
Okāro ti kimatthaṃ? Hoti.
- Kurute,97The ‘a’ of √kara is substituted by ‘u’ by §512 · Karass’ ākāro ca — And the letter ‘a’ of “kara”.">§512, and the conjugational sign ‘o’ is substituted by ‘u’ by this sutta. karoti ([he] does).
What is the purpose of saying “okāro” (the letter ‘o’)? To prevent the operation of this rule when there is not the letter ‘o’ such as in the following example: hoti ([he] is).
Kara icc etassa dhātussa akāro98Akāro ca (Sī). uttam āpajjate vā.
Kurute (Khu. i, 241)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 241, karoti (M. i, 10)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 10; kubbanti (Khu. v, 398)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. v, p. 398; kayirati.
Karasse ti kimatthaṃ? Sarati (Khu. i, 8)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 8, marati (Khu. vii, 92)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. vii, p. 92.
- Kurute, karoti ([he] does); kubbanti ([they] do); kayirati ([he] does).
What is the purpose of saying “karassa” (of “kara”)? To prevent the operation of this rule when there is not “kara” such as in the following examples: sarati ([he] remembers), marati ([he] dies).
Okārassa dhātvantassa sare pare avādeso hoti.
Cavati (Khu. vii, 92)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. vii, p. 92, bhavati (Khu. i, 67)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 67.
O ti kimatthaṃ? Jayati (Khu. v, 354)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. v, p. 354.99Sareti kimatthaṃ? Hoti. O ti kimatthaṃ? Jayati (Sad., Sī).
- Cavati100√cu + a + ti. Then ‘u’ → ‘o’ → ‘ava’. ([he] falls away), bhavati ([he] is).
What is the purpose of saying “o”? To prevent the operation of this rule when there is not ‘o’ such as in the following example: jayati ([he] conquers).
Ekārassa dhātvantassa sare pare ayādeso hoti.
Nayati, jayati (Khu. v, 354)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. v, p. 354.101Jayati, sareti kimatthaṃ? Neti (Sī).
- Nayati102√nī + a + ti. Then ‘ī’ → ‘e’ → ‘aya’. ([he] leads), jayati ([he] conquers).
Te o e icc ete āva-āyādese pāpuṇanti kārite.
Lāveti, nāyeti.
Yogavibhāgena aññasmim pi ekārassa āyādeso hoti. Gāyati (JA. i, 418)Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā · vol. i, p. 418, gāyanti (Vin. ii, 351)Vinaya-piṭaka · vol. ii, p. 351.
- Lāveti103√lū + ṇe + ti. Then ‘ū’ → ‘o’ → ‘āva’. ([he] causes to reap), nāyeti104√nī + ṇe + ti. Then ‘ī’ → ‘e’ → ‘āya’. ([he] causes to lead).
By dividing the sutta, also in another case there is the substitution ‘āya’ of the letter ‘e’:
- Gāyati ([he] sings), gāyanti ([they] sing).105√ge. Although there is no causative suffix here, ‘e’ → ‘āya’.
Sabbasmiṃ asabbadhātukamhi ikārāgamo hoti.
Gamissati (VinA. iii, 281)Vinaya-aṭṭhakathā · vol. iii, p. 281, karissati (M. i, 31)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 31, labhissati, pacissati.
Asabbadhātukamhī ti kimatthaṃ? Gacchati, karoti, labhati (Khu. i, 67)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 67, pacati (JA. ii, 238)Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā · vol. ii, p. 238.
- Gamissati ([he] will go), karissati ([he] will do), labhissati ([he] will obtain), pacissati ([he] will cook).
What is the purpose of saying “asabbadhātukamhi” (when the [inflections] “asabbadhātuka” follow)? To prevent the operation of this rule when there are not the [inflections] “asabbadhātuka” such as in the following examples: gacchati ([he] goes), karoti ([he] does), labhati ([he] obtains), pacati ([he] cooks).
Idha ākhyāte aniddiṭṭhesu106Anipphannesu (Sī). sādhanesu107The term “sādhana” refers to the name of the “kita” suffixes dealt with in the next chapter. Although there are seven “sādhana” there, in this chapter it refers only to three: “kattu-sādhana”, “kamma-sādhana” and “bhāva-sādhana”. kvaci dhātu-vibhatti-paccayānaṃ dīgha viparīt’ ādesa lop’ āgama icc etāni kāriyāni jinavacanānurūpāni kātabbāni.
Jāyati (Khu. i, 23)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 23, kareyya (Khu. vii, 334)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. vii, p. 334, jāniyā, siyā (M. i, 62)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. i, p. 62, kare (Khu. vii, 109)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. vii, p. 109, gacche (Khu. vii, 391)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. vii, p. 391, jaññā (Khu. v, 78)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. v, p. 78, vakkhetha, dakkhetha, dicchati, agacchi, agacchuṃ, ahosi (VinA. i, 6)Vinaya-aṭṭhakathā · vol. i, p. 6, ahesuṃ (VinA. i, 7)Vinaya-aṭṭhakathā · vol. i, p. 7 icc evamādīni aññāni pi sādhanāni yojetabbāni.
- Jāyati (arises), kareyya ([he] should do), jāniyā ([he] may know), siyā (may be), kare ([he] should do), gacche ([he] should go), jaññā ([he] may know), vakkhetha (you would speak), dakkhetha (you would see), dicchati ([he] sees), agacchi ([he] came), agacchuṃ ([they] came), ahosi (was), ahesuṃ ([they] were).108Several of these examples can also be formed by means of other suttas. The Venerable U Sīlānanda explains that this is called “pajjunnagatika”, the way of the rain. That is, the rain falls whether it has fallen before or not. In the places where it has fallen before, the rain will fall again. In the same way, this can be done by another sutta and also by this sutta. That is called “pajjunnagatika”.
Thus also the other formations should be formed.
Attanopadāni kvaci parassapadattam āpajjante.
Vuccati (Khu. i, 22)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 22, labbhati (Khu. v, 97)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. v, p. 97, paccati (Khu. i, 23)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 23.
Kvacī ti kimatthaṃ? Karīyate, labbhate, paccate.
- Vuccati (is said), labbhati (is obtained), paccati (is cooked).
What is the purpose of saying “kvaci” (sometimes)? To allow an exception to this rule such as in the following examples: karīyate (is done), labbhate (is obtained), paccate (is cooked).
Kvaci akārāgamo hoti hiyyattanī-ajjatanī-kālātipatti icc etāsu vibhattīsu.
Agamā, agamī, agamissā.
Kvacī ti kimatthaṃ? Gamā, gamī, gamissā.
- Agamā, agamī ([he] went); agamissā ([he] should have gone).
What is the purpose of saying “kvaci” (sometimes)? To allow an exception to this rule such as in the following examples: gamā, gamī ([he] went); gamissā ([he] should have gone).
Brū icc etāya dhātuyā īkārāgamo hoti timhi vibhattimhi.
Bravīti.
- Bravīti109√brū + a + ti. Then ‘ū’ → ‘o’ → ‘ava’. ([he] speaks).
Dhātussa anto kvaci lopo hoti anekasarassa.
Gacchati, sarati, marati.
Anekasarasse ti kimatthaṃ? Pāti, yāti (Khu. v, 113)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. v, p. 113, vāti (Khu. v, 126)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. v, p. 126.
Kvacī ti kimatthaṃ? Mahīyati, mathīyati.
- Gacchati ([he] goes), sarati ([he] remembers), marati ([he] dies).110The root ‘gamu’ has ‘u’ as end vowel which is elided according to this sutta.
What is the purpose of saying “anekasarassa” (which does not have only one vowel)? To prevent the operation of this rule when the root has only one vowel such as in the following examples: pāti ([he] protects), yāti ([he] goes), vāti ([he] blows).
What is the purpose of saying “kvaci” (sometimes)? To allow an exception to this rule such as in the following examples: mahīyati (is honored), mathīyati (is churned).111When there is the suffix ‘ya’ after the roots ‘maha’ and ‘matha’, the end vowel of the roots, ‘a’, is not elided, but, according to sutta 502, the end vowel of the root is changed to ‘ī’.
Isu yamu icc etesaṃ dhātūnaṃ anto ccho hoti vā.
Icchati (Khu. i, 55)Khuddaka-nikāya · vol. i, p. 55, niyacchati.
Vā ti kimatthaṃ? Esati (DAA. iii, 190), niyamati.
- Icchati112√isu + a + ti. The end of “isu” becomes ‘ccha’. ([he] wishes), niyacchati113‘ni’ + √yamu + a + ti. The end of “yamu” becomes ‘ccha’. ([he] regulates).
What is the purpose of saying “vā” (optionally)? To allow an exception to this rule such as in the following examples: esati ([he] seeks), niyamati ([he] determines).
Kārita icc etesaṃ paccayānaṃ ṇo lopam āpajjate.
Kāreti (M. ii, 332)Majjhima-nikāya · vol. ii, p. 332, kārayati, kārāpeti (Vin. i, 240)Vinaya-piṭaka · vol. i, p. 240, kārāpayati.
- Kāreti, kārayati, kārāpeti, kārāpayati ([he] causes to do).
Sāsanatthaṃ samuddiṭṭhaṃ, may’ ākhyātaṃ samāsato. Sakaṃ buddhivisesena, cintayantu vicakkhaṇā.
For the sake of the Dispensation the [chapter of the] verb has been shown by me in brief. By their own special knowledge let the sagacious ones reflect [on it].