Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8
Ghato nādīnaṃ
After ‘gha’, [there is ‘āya’] of ‘nā’ and others.
- Kaccāyana 111
- Rūpasiddhi 179
- Saddanīti 283
- Nāma-Kappa · Paṭhama-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →111. 179. Ghato nādīnaṃ (283)
Tasmā ghato nādīnam ekavacanānaṃ vibhattigaṇānaṃ āyādeso hoti.
Kaññāya kataṃ kammaṃ, kaññāya dīyate, kaññāya nissaṭaṃ vatthaṃ. Kaññāya pariggaho, kaññāya patiṭṭhitaṃ sīlaṃ.
Ghato ti kimatthaṃ? Rattiyā, itthiyā, dhenuyā, vadhuyā.
Nādīnam iti kimatthaṃ? Kaññaṃ passati; vijjaṃ, vīṇaṃ, gaṅgaṃ.
Ekavacanānam iti kimatthaṃ? Sabbāsu, yāsu, tāsu, kāsu, imāsu, pabhāsu.
- Kaññāya = kaññā + nā (‘ā’ of “kaññā” is named ‘gha’ (§60); ‘nā’ is substituted by ‘āya’ (§111); ‘ā’ is elided (§83)).
- The formation of the rest of the examples is similar to the previous one.
What is the purpose of saying “after ‘gha’”? [This sutta does not apply when there is no ‘gha’, such as in] rattiyā, itthiyā, dhenuyā, vadhuyā.
What is the purpose of saying “‘nā’, etc.”? [This sutta does not apply when there is no ‘nā’, etc., such as in] kaññaṃ passati; vijjaṃ, vīṇaṃ, gaṅgaṃ.
What is the purpose of saying “singular”? [This sutta does not apply when there is no singular, such as in] sabbāsu, yāsu, tāsu, kāsu, imāsu, pabhāsu.
Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.
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