Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8
Jha-lato sassa no vā
Optionally, after ‘jha’ and ‘la’, ‘no’ [of] ‘sa’.
- Kaccāyana 117
- Rūpasiddhi 124
- Saddanīti 292
- Nāma-Kappa · Paṭhama-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →117. 124. Jha-lato sassa no vā (292)
Tasmā jha-lato sassa vibhattissa no-ādeso hoti vā.
Aggino, aggissa; sakhino, sakhissa; daṇḍino, daṇḍissa; bhikkhuno, bhikkhussa; sayambhuno, sayambhussa.
Sasse ti kimatthaṃ? Isinā, bhikkhunā.
Jha-lato ti kimatthaṃ? Purisassa.
- Aggino = aggi + sa (‘i’ is named ‘jha’ (§58); ‘sa’ is substituted by ‘no’ (§117)).
- Bhikkhuno = bhikkhu + sa (‘u’ is named ‘la’ (§58); ‘sa’ is substituted by ‘no’ (§117)).
- The formation of the rest of the examples is similar to the previous one.
What is the purpose of saying “of ‘sa’”? [This sutta does not apply when there is no ‘sa’, such as in] isinā, bhikkhunā.
What is the purpose of saying “after ‘jha’ and ‘la’”? [This sutta does not apply when there is no ‘jha’ or ‘la’, such as in] purisassa.
Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.
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