Sarā sare lopaṃ

Tatrāyam ādi. In order to form this word (actually a combination of two words), first the word must be separated as “tatra ayamādi”. Then by §10 the consonant (here conjunct consonant) ‘tr’ is separated from the vowel ‘a’, and put on the left (tatr a ayamādi); by §12 the ‘a’ is elided because of the following vowel ‘a’ (tatr ayamādi); by §15 the ‘a’ of “ayamādi” is made long (tatr āyamādi); now the consonant ‘tr’ is carried to (or combined with) the following ‘ā’ by §11. Now the word tatrāyamādi is finished.

The formation of the word given above is the traditional method of forming words. Students have to follow this procedure when they study Pāḷi grammar and form words. Every example in the book has to be formed formally in this way.

In Oriental scripts, consonants and vowels are written in such a way that they do not appear separately as in Roman script. Therefore in order to do something to the consonant and also the vowel, they have to be separated first and written separately. Only then can one do whatever is appropriate. But in Roman script there is no need to separate the consonant from the vowel since they stand separately and not one on top of the other or the two blended together. The combined words should, however, be separated into two by inserting a space.

Tatrābhiratim iccheyya should be treated the same way as “tatrāyamādi”.

1. tatra abhiratimiccheyya
2. tatr a abhiratimiccheyya (§10)
3. tatr abhiratimiccheyya (§12)
4. tatr ābhiratimiccheyya (§15)
5. tatrābhiratimiccheyya (§11)
6. tatrābhiratim iccheyya (ME)

Yass’ indriyāni. In order to form this word, first the word must be written down as “yassa indriyāni”.

1. yassa indriyāni
2. yass a indriyāni (§10)
3. yass indriyāni (§12)
4. yassindriyāni (§11)
5. yass’ indriyāni (ME)

No h’ etaṃ.

1. no hi etaṃ
2. no h i etaṃ (§10)
3. no h etaṃ (§12)
4. nohetaṃ (§11)
5. no h’ etaṃ (ME)

Samet’ āyasmā.

1. sametu āyasmā
2. samet u āyasmā (§10)
3. samet āyasmā (§12)
4. sametāyasmā (§11)
5. samet’ āyasmā (ME)