Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8
Am ālapanekavacane
When the vocative singular follows, ‘aṃ’.
- Kaccāyana 153
- Rūpasiddhi 138
- Saddanīti 333
- Nāma-Kappa · Dutiya-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →153. 138. Am ālapanekavacane (333)
Puma icc evam antassa savibhattissa aṃ-ādeso hoti ālapanekavacane pare.
He pumaṃ.
Ālapane ti kimatthaṃ? Pumā.
Ekavacane ti kimatthaṃ? He pumāno.
- Pumaṃ = puma + si (‘a’ of “puma” together with the inflection ‘si’ is substituted by ‘aṃ’ (§153)).
What is the purpose of saying “when the vocative follows”? [This sutta does not apply when it is not vocative, such as in] pumā.
What is the purpose of saying “when the singular follows”? [This sutta does not apply when it is not singular, such as in] he pumāno.
Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.
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