Attho akkharasaññāto

The meaning is known by letters.

Kaccāyana 1
Rūpasiddhi 1
Sandhi-Kappa · Paṭhama-Kaṇḍa

Text and translation

1. 1. Attho akkharasaññāto

[Attho + akkharasaññāto = 2 words]

Sabbavacanānaṃ attho akkhareh’ eva saññāyate. Akkharavipattiyaṃ (when there is deformity of letters) hi atthassa dunnayatā (difficulty of understanding) hoti, tasmā akkharakosallaṃ (skillfulness with letters) bahūpakāraṃ suttantesu.

The meaning is known by letters.

The meaning of all words is known only by letters. For when there is deformity of letters, meaning becomes difficult to understand. Therefore, skillfulness with letters is very useful in the Discourses.

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Pāḷi text and English translation by Bhikkhu Nandisena; edition, apparatus and glossary by the Instituto de Estudios Buddhistas Hispano (IEBH). This material may be reproduced for personal use and distributed free of charge. Copyright © 2026 IEBH. Published under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21948010.