Sabbass’ imass e vā

Optionally, [there is] ‘e’ of the whole [base] “ima”.

Kaccāyana 170
Rūpasiddhi 220
Saddanīti 356
Nāma-Kappa · Tatiya-Kaṇḍa

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170. 220. Sabbass’ imass e vā (356)

[Sabbassa + imassa + e + vā = 4 words]

Sabbass’ eva imasaddassa ekāro hoti vā su naṃ hi icc etesu.

Esu, imesu; esaṃ, imesaṃ; ehi, ebhi, imehi, imebhi.

Imasse ti kimatthaṃ? Etesu, etesaṃ, etehi, etebhi.

Optionally, [there is] ‘e’ of the whole [base] “ima”.

Optionally, when the inflections ‘su’, ‘naṃ’ and ‘hi’ follow, the whole base “ima” becomes “e”.

Example

Esu = ima + su (“ima” becomes “e” (§170)).

What is the purpose of saying “of ‘ima’”? [This sutta does not apply when there is no “ima”, such as in:] Etesu, etesaṃ, etehi, etebhi.

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