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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8

§206

Tato smim i

After that, ‘smiṃ’ [becomes] ‘i’.

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206. 165. Tato smim i (422)

[Tato + smiṃ + i = 3 words]

Tato ārādesato smiṃvacanassa ikārādeso hoti.

Satthari, pitari, mātari, dhītari, bhātari, kattari, vattari.

Puna tatogahaṇena aññasmā pi smiṃvacanassa ikāro hoti. Bhuvi.

After that, ‘smiṃ’ [becomes] ‘i’.
After the substitution ‘āra’, the inflection ‘smiṃ’ is substituted by ‘i’.
Examples
  1. Satthari = satthu + smiṃ (‘u’ of “satthu” becomes ‘āra’ (§200); ‘smiṃ’ is substituted by ‘i’ (§206); ‘ā’ of “āra” is shortened (§208); ‘a’ is elided (§83)).
  2. Pitari = pitu + smiṃ (‘u’ of “pitu” becomes ‘āra’ (§200); ‘smiṃ’ is substituted by ‘i’ (§206); ‘ā’ of “āra” is shortened (§208); ‘a’ is elided (§83)).
  3. Mātari = mātu + smiṃ (‘u’ of “mātu” becomes ‘āra’ (§200); ‘smiṃ’ is substituted by ‘i’ (§206); ‘ā’ of “āra” is shortened (§208); ‘a’ is elided (§83)).
  4. Dhītari = dhītu + smiṃ (‘u’ of “dhītu” becomes ‘āra’ (§200); ‘smiṃ’ is substituted by ‘i’ (§206); ‘ā’ of “āra” is shortened (§208); ‘a’ is elided (§83)).
  5. Bhātari = bhātu + smiṃ (‘u’ of “bhātu” becomes ‘āra’ (§200); ‘smiṃ’ is substituted by ‘i’ (§206); ‘ā’ of “āra” is shortened (§208); ‘a’ is elided (§83)).
  6. Kattari = kattu + smiṃ (‘u’ of “kattu” becomes ‘āra’ (§200); ‘smiṃ’ is substituted by ‘i’ (§206); ‘ā’ of “āra” is shortened (§208); ‘a’ is elided (§83)).
  7. Vattari = vattu + smiṃ (‘u’ of “vattu” becomes ‘āra’ (§200); ‘smiṃ’ is substituted by ‘i’ (§206); ‘ā’ of “āra” is shortened (§208); ‘a’ is elided (§83)).

By taking “tato” again, also after other words the inflection ‘smiṃ’ becomes ‘i’. Bhuvi.

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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.