Dvandaṭṭhā vā

Optionally, in a copulative compound.

Kaccāyana 165
Rūpasiddhi 208
Saddanīti 348
Nāma-Kappa · Tatiya-Kaṇḍa

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165. 208. Dvandaṭṭhā vā (348)

[Dvanda-aṭṭhā + vā = 2 words]

Tasmā sabbanām’-akārato dvandaṭṭhā yo paṭhamo ettam āpajjate vā.

Katarakatame, katarakatamā vā.

Sabbanāmā ti kimatthaṃ? Devāsuranāgagandhabbamanussā.

Dvandaṭṭhā ti kimatthaṃ? Te, sabbe.

Optionally, in a copulative compound.

Optionally, in a copulative compound, after the [end] letter ‘a’ of all the pronouns, the first [inflection] ‘yo’ becomes ‘e’.

Example

Katarakatame = katarakatama + yo (‘yo’, which is the first inflection, becomes ‘e’ (§165); ‘a’ is elided (§83)).

What is the purpose of saying “pronouns”? [This sutta does not apply when there are no pronouns, such as in:] Devā-sura-nāga-gandhabba-manussā.

What is the purpose of saying “in a copulative compound”? [This sutta does not apply when there is no copulative compound, such as in:] Te, sabbe.

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Where it is cited

Samāsa-Kappa §329 Nāmānaṃ samuccayo dvando

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