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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8

§136

Raññaṃ naṃmhi vā

Optionally, when ‘naṃ’ follows, “raññaṃ”.

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136. 119. Raññaṃ naṃmhi vā (315)

[Raññaṃ + naṃmhi + vā = 3 words]

Sabbass’ eva rājasaddassa savibhattissa raññaṃ-ādeso hoti vā naṃmhi vibhattimhi.

Raññaṃ, rājūnaṃ (Khu. i, 88) idaṃ raṭṭhaṃ.

Optionally, when ‘naṃ’ follows, “raññaṃ”.
Optionally, when the inflection ‘naṃ’ follows, the whole word “rāja” together with the inflection is substituted by “raññaṃ”.
Example
  1. Raññaṃ = rāja + naṃ (“rāja” together with the inflection ‘naṃ’ is substituted by “raññaṃ” (§136)).

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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.