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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8

§124

Ā simhi

When ‘si’ follows, ‘ā’.

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124. 98. Ā simhi (299)

[Ā + simhi = 2 words]

Sabbass’ eva ntupaccayassa savibhattissa ā-ādeso hoti simhi vibhattimhi.

Guṇavā, paññavā, sīlavā, balavā, dhanavā, mahimā, satimā (M. i, 70), dhitimā (S. i, 170).

Ntusse ti kimatthaṃ? Puriso tiṭṭhati.

Simhī ti kimatthaṃ? Sīlavanto tiṭṭhanti.

When ‘si’ follows, ‘ā’.
When the inflection ‘si’ follows, the whole suffix ‘ntu’ together with the inflection is substituted by ‘ā’.
Example
  1. Guṇavā = guṇavantu + si (‘ntu’ together with the inflection ‘si’ is substituted by ‘ā’ (§124); ‘a’ is elided (§83)).
  2. Satimā = satimantu + si (‘ntu’ together with the inflection ‘si’ is substituted by ‘ā’ (§124); ‘a’ is elided (§83)).
  3. The formation of the rest of the examples is similar to the previous one.

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

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

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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.