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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8

§137

Nāmhi raññā vā

Optionally, when ‘nā’ follows, “raññā”.

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137. 116. Nāmhi raññā vā (316)

[Nāmhi + raññā + vā = 3 words]

Sabbass’ eva rājasaddassa savibhattissa raññā-ādeso hoti vā nāmhi vibhattimhi.

Tena raññā kataṃ, rājena vā kataṃ.

Nāmhi ti kimatthaṃ? Rañño santakaṃ.

Optionally, when ‘nā’ follows, “raññā”.
Optionally, when the inflection ‘nā’ follows, the whole word “rāja” together with the inflection is substituted by “raññā”.
Example
  1. Raññā = rāja + nā (“rāja” together with the inflection ‘nā’ is substituted by “raññā” (§137)).

What is the purpose of saying “when the inflection ‘nā’ follows”? [This sutta does not apply when ‘nā’ does not follow, such as in] rañño santakaṃ.

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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.