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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8

§138

Smiṃmhi raññe rājini

When ‘smiṃ’ follows, “raññe” and “rājini”.

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138. 121. Smiṃmhi raññe rājini (317)

[Smiṃmhi + raññe-rājini = 2 words]

Sabbass’ eva rājasaddassa savibhattissa raññe-rājini icc ete ādesā honti smiṃmhi vibhattimhi.

Raññe, rājini sīlaṃ tiṭṭhati.

When ‘smiṃ’ follows, “raññe” and “rājini”.
When the inflection ‘smiṃ’ follows, the whole word “rāja” together with the inflection is substituted by “raññe” and “rājini”.
Examples
  1. Raññe = rāja + smiṃ (“rāja” together with the inflection ‘smiṃ’ is substituted by “raññe” (§138)).
  2. Rājini = rāja + smiṃ (“rāja” together with the inflection ‘smiṃ’ is substituted by “rājini” (§138)).

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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.