Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8
Pato yā
After ‘pa’, ‘yā’.
- Kaccāyana 112
- Rūpasiddhi 183
- Saddanīti 284
- Nāma-Kappa · Paṭhama-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →112. 183. Pato yā (284)
Tasmā pato nādīnam ekavacanānaṃ vibhattigaṇānaṃ yādeso hoti.
Rattiyā, itthiyā, deviyā, dhenuyā, yāguyā, vadhuyā.
Nādīnam iti kimatthaṃ? Rattī, rattiṃ; itthī, itthiṃ.
Pato ti kimatthaṃ? Kaññāya, vīṇāya, gaṅgāya, pabhāya, sobhāya.
Ekavacanānam iti kimatthaṃ? Rattīnaṃ, itthīnaṃ.
- Rattiyā = ratti + nā (‘i’ of “ratti” is named ‘pa’ (§59); ‘nā’ is substituted by ‘yā’ (§112)).
- Dhenuyā = dhenu + nā (‘u’ of “dhenu” is named ‘pa’ (§59); ‘nā’ is substituted by ‘yā’ (§112)).
- The formation of the rest of the examples is similar to the previous one.
What is the purpose of saying “of those beginning with ‘nā’”? [This sutta does not apply when there is no ‘nā’, etc., such as in] rattī, rattiṃ; itthī, itthiṃ.
What is the purpose of saying “after ‘pa’”? [This sutta does not apply when there is no ‘pa’, such as in] kaññāya, vīṇāya, gaṅgāya, pabhāya, sobhāya.
What is the purpose of saying “singular”? [This sutta does not apply when there is no singular, such as in] rattīnaṃ, itthīnaṃ.
Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.
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