Ntassa se vā

Optionally, when ‘sa’ follows, ‘ntassa’.

Kaccāyana 123
Rūpasiddhi 103
Saddanīti 298
Nāma-Kappa · Dutiya-Kaṇḍa

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123. 103. Ntassa se vā (298)

[Ntassa + se + vā = 3 words]

Sabbass’ eva ntupaccayassa savibhattissa ntassādeso hoti vā se vibhattimhi.

Sīlavantassa jhāyino (Khu. i, 29), sīlavato jhāyino vā.

Se ti kimatthaṃ? Sīlavā tiṭṭhati.

Optionally, when ‘sa’ follows, ‘ntassa’.

Optionally, when the inflection ‘sa’ follows, the whole suffix ‘ntu’ together with the inflection is substituted by ‘ntassa’.

Example

Sīlavantassa = sīlavantu + sa (‘ntu’ together with the inflection ‘sa’ is substituted by ‘ntassa’ (§123)).

What is the purpose of saying “when ‘sa’ follows”? [This sutta does not apply when ‘sa’ does not follow, such as in] sīlavā tiṭṭhati.

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