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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8

§195

Āro himhi vā

Optionally, when ‘hi’ follows, [there is] ‘āra’.

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195. 134. Āro himhi vā (408)

[Āro + himhi + vā = 3 words]

Tassa sakhantassa āro hoti vā himhi vibhattimhi.

Sakhārehi, sakhehi.

Optionally, when ‘hi’ follows, [there is] ‘āra’.
Optionally, when the inflection ‘hi’ follows, the end [vowel] of “sakha” becomes ‘āra’.
Examples
  1. Sakhārehi = sakha + hi (the end ‘a’ of “sakha” is substituted by ‘āra’ (§195); ‘a’ of ‘āra’ is substituted by ‘e’ (§101)).
  2. Sakhehi = sakha + hi (‘a’ of “sakha” is substituted by ‘e’ (§101)).

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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.