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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8

§122

Ntussa nto

‘Nto’ of ‘ntu’.

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122. 99. Ntussa nto (297)

[Ntussa + nto = 2 words]

Sabbass’ eva ntupaccayassa savibhattissa nto-ādeso hoti yomhi paṭhame.

Guṇavanto tiṭṭhanti.

Ntusse ti kimatthaṃ? Sabbe sattā gacchanti.

Paṭhame ti kimatthaṃ? Guṇavante passanti janā.

‘Nto’ of ‘ntu’.
When the first [inflection] ‘yo’ follows, the whole suffix ‘ntu’ together with the inflection is substituted by ‘nto’.
Example
  1. Guṇavanto = guṇavantu + yo (‘ntu’ together with the inflection ‘yo’ is substituted by ‘nto’ (§122)).

What is the purpose of saying “of ‘ntu’”? [This sutta does not apply when there is no ‘ntu’, such as in] sabbe sattā gacchanti.

What is the purpose of saying “the first [inflection]”? [This sutta does not apply when it is not the first inflection, such as in] guṇavante passanti janā.

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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.