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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8

§128

Naṃmhi taṃ vā

Optionally, when ‘naṃ’ follows, ‘taṃ’.

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128. 104. Naṃmhi taṃ vā (304)

[Naṃmhi + taṃ + vā = 3 words]

Sabbass’ eva ntupaccayassa savibhattissa taṃ-ādeso hoti vā naṃmhi vibhattimhi.

Guṇavataṃ, guṇavantānaṃ; satimataṃ, satimantānaṃ.

Naṃmhi ti kimatthaṃ? Guṇavanto tiṭṭhanti. Satimanto tiṭṭhanti.

Optionally, when ‘naṃ’ follows, ‘taṃ’.
Optionally, when the inflection ‘naṃ’ follows, the whole suffix ‘ntu’ together with the inflection is substituted by ‘taṃ’.
Examples
  1. Guṇavataṃ = guṇavantu + naṃ (‘ntu’ together with the inflection ‘naṃ’ is substituted by ‘taṃ’ (§128)).
  2. Satimataṃ = satimantu + naṃ (‘ntu’ together with the inflection ‘naṃ’ is substituted by ‘taṃ’ (§128)).

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

Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.

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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.