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§13

Vā paro asarūpā

Optionally, the following [vowel is elided] after a dissimilar [vowel].

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13. 15. Vā paro asarūpā (31)

[Vā + paro + a-sarūpā = 3 words]

Saramhā asarūpā paro saro lopaṃ (elision) pappoti vā.

Cattāro ’me bhikkhave dhammā (A. i, 311), kinnu ’mā ’va samaṇiyo (Vin. iii, 304).

Vā ti kasmā? Pañc’ indriyāni (Abhi. iii, 1), tay’ assu dhammā jahitā bhavanti (Khu. i, 6).

Optionally, the following [vowel is elided] after a dissimilar [vowel].
Optionally, the vowel after a dissimilar vowel comes to elision.
Examples: “Cattāro ’me bhikkhave dhammā”, “kinnu ’mā ’va samaṇiyo”.
Why say “optionally” (vā)? [To prevent elision of the following vowel, as in the following examples] “Pañc’ indriyāni”; “tay’ assu dhammā jahitā bhavanti” [although they fall in the scope of this sutta].
Examples [with formation sequence]
Cattāro ’me
Sequence
  1. cattāro ime
  2. cattār o ime (§10)
  3. cattār o me (§13)
  4. cattārome (§11)
  5. cattāro ’me (ME)
Kinnu ’mā ’va
Sequence
  1. kinnu imāva
  2. kinn u imāva (§10)
  3. kinn u māva (§13)
  4. kinnumāva (§11)
  5. kinnu ’mā ’va (ME)
Counter-examples
Pañc’ indriyāni
Sequence
  1. pañca indriyāni
  2. pañc a indriyāni (§10)
  3. pañc indriyāni (§12)
  4. pañcindriyāni (§11)
  5. pañc’ indriyāni (ME)
Tay’ assu dhammā
Sequence
  1. tayo assu dhammā
  2. tay o assu dhammā (§10)
  3. tay assu dhammā (§12)
  4. tayassu dhammā (§11)
  5. tay’ assu dhammā (ME)

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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.