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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8

§180

N’ etāhi smim āya-yā

After these, ‘smiṃ’ does not [become] ‘āya’ or ‘yā’.

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180. 207. N’ etāhi smim āya-yā (369-70)

[Na + etāhi + smim + āya-yā = 4 words]

Etehi sabbanāmehi gha-pasaññehi smiṃvacanassa n’ eva āya-yādesā honti.

Etissaṃ, etāyaṃ; imissaṃ, imāyaṃ; amussaṃ, amuyaṃ.

Smin ti kimatthaṃ? Tāya itthiyā mukhaṃ.

Etahī ti kimatthaṃ? Kaññāya, vīṇāya, gaṅgāya, kapālikāya.

After these, ‘smiṃ’ does not [become] ‘āya’ or ‘yā’.
The inflection ‘smiṃ’, which follows the pronouns named ‘gha’ and ‘pa’, does not become ‘āya’ or ‘yā’.
Example
  1. Etissaṃ = etā + smiṃ (‘ā’ of “etā” is named ‘gha’ (§60); ‘smiṃ’ does not become ‘āya’ or ‘yā’ (§180); ‘smiṃ’ becomes ‘saṃ’ (§179); ‘s’ is inserted (§62); ‘ā’ of “etā” becomes ‘i’ (§63)).

What is the purpose of saying “‘smiṃ’”? [This sutta does not apply when there is no ‘smiṃ’, such as in:] Tāya itthiyā mukhaṃ. (The face of that woman.)

What is the purpose of saying “after these [pronouns]”? [This sutta does not apply when ‘smiṃ’ does not follow the pronouns, such as in:] Kaññāya, vīṇāya, gaṅgāya, kapālikāya.

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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.