Pāḷi Grammars
ES

Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 1 of 8

§15

Dīghaṃ

Long.

Text and translation

Read in the chapter →

15. 17. Dīghaṃ (36)

[Dīghaṃ = 1 word]

Saro kho paro pubbasare lutte kvaci (sometimes) dīghaṃ (long / becomes long) pappoti.

Saddh’ īdha vittaṃ purisassa seṭṭhaṃ (Khu. i, 306), anāgārehi c’ ūbhayaṃ (Khu. i, 71, 376).

Kvacī ti kasmā? Pañcah’ Upāli aṅgehi samannāgato (Vin. v, 342), natth’ aññaṃ kiñci.

Long.
When the previous vowel has been elided, the following vowel sometimes becomes long.
Examples: “Saddh’ īdha vittaṃ purisassa seṭṭhaṃ”, “anāgārehi c’ ūbhayaṃ”.
Examples [with formation sequence]
Saddh’ īdha
Sequence
  1. saddhā idha
  2. saddh ā idha (§10)
  3. saddh idha (§12)
  4. saddh īdha (§15)
  5. saddhīdha (§11)
  6. saddh’ īdha (ME)
C’ ūbhayaṃ
Sequence
  1. ca ubhayaṃ
  2. c a ubhayaṃ (§10)
  3. c ubhayaṃ (§12)
  4. c ūbhayaṃ (§15)
  5. cūbhayaṃ (§11)
  6. c’ ūbhayaṃ (ME)

Why say “sometimes”? [To prevent the operation of this rule in the following examples] “Pañcah’ Upāli aṅgehi samannāgato”, “natth’ aññaṃ kiñci”.

Counter-examples
Pañcah’ Upāli
Sequence
  1. pañcahi upāli
  2. pañcah i upāli (§10)
  3. pañcah upāli (§12)
  4. pañcahupāli (§11)
  5. pañcah’ Upāli (ME)
Natth’ aññaṃ
Sequence
  1. natthi aññaṃ
  2. natth i aññaṃ (§10)
  3. natth aññaṃ (§12)
  4. natthaññaṃ (§11)
  5. natth’ aññaṃ (ME)

Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.

Where it is cited

Drafts

Ask about §15

Questions are asked from the analysis following Visuddhāyuṃ (draft): the answer uses this sutta's row and the project's sources. It is for enrolled students and requires signing in.

Ask about §15 →

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.