Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8
Sesesu ntu ’va
When the remaining [inflections] follow, like ‘ntu’.
- Kaccāyana 187
- Rūpasiddhi 108
- Saddanīti 385-8
- Nāma-Kappa · Tatiya-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →187. 108. Sesesu ntu ’va (385-8)
Gacchantādīnaṃ ntasaddo ntuppaccayo ’va daṭṭhabbo sesesu vibhattippaccayesu.
Gacchato, mahato; gacchati, mahati, gacchatā, mahatā.
Sesesv iti kimatthaṃ? Gacchaṃ, mahaṃ, caraṃ, khādaṃ.
- Gacchato = gacchanta + sa (‘nta’ is regarded as ‘ntu’ (§187); ‘ntu’ together with the inflection ‘sa’ is substituted by ‘to’ (§127)).
- Mahato = mahanta + sa (‘nta’ is regarded as ‘ntu’ (§187); ‘ntu’ together with the inflection ‘sa’ is substituted by ‘to’ (§127)).
- Gacchati = gacchanta + smiṃ (‘nta’ is regarded as ‘ntu’ (§187); ‘ntu’ together with the inflection ‘smiṃ’ is substituted by ‘ti’ (§127)).
- Mahati = mahanta + smiṃ (‘nta’ is regarded as ‘ntu’ (§187); ‘ntu’ together with the inflection ‘smiṃ’ is substituted by ‘ti’ (§127)).
- Gacchatā = gacchanta + nā (‘nta’ is regarded as ‘ntu’ (§187); ‘ntu’ together with the inflection ‘nā’ is substituted by ‘tā’ (§127)).
- Mahatā = mahanta + nā (‘nta’ is regarded as ‘ntu’ (§187); ‘ntu’ together with the inflection ‘nā’ is substituted by ‘tā’ (§127)).
- Carato = caranta + sa (‘nta’ is regarded as ‘ntu’ (§187); ‘ntu’ together with the inflection ‘sa’ is substituted by ‘to’ (§127)).
- Carati = caranta + smiṃ (‘nta’ is regarded as ‘ntu’ (§187); ‘ntu’ together with the inflection ‘smiṃ’ is substituted by ‘ti’ (§127)).
- Caratā = caranta + nā (‘nta’ is regarded as ‘ntu’ (§187); ‘ntu’ together with the inflection ‘nā’ is substituted by ‘tā’ (§127)).
- Khādato = khādanta + sa (‘nta’ is regarded as ‘ntu’ (§187); ‘ntu’ together with the inflection ‘sa’ is substituted by ‘to’ (§127)).
- Khādati = khādanta + smiṃ (‘nta’ is regarded as ‘ntu’ (§187); ‘ntu’ together with the inflection ‘smiṃ’ is substituted by ‘ti’ (§127)).
- Khādatā = khādanta + nā (‘nta’ is regarded as ‘ntu’ (§187); ‘ntu’ together with the inflection ‘nā’ is substituted by ‘tā’ (§127)).
What is the purpose of saying “when the remaining [inflections] follow”? [This sutta does not apply when ‘si’ follows, such as in:] Gacchaṃ, mahaṃ, caraṃ, khādaṃ.
Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.
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