Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8
§208
Āro rassam ikāre
When ‘i’ follows, ‘āra’ [becomes] short.
- Kaccāyana 208
- Rūpasiddhi 166
- Saddanīti 424
- Nāma-Kappa · Tatiya-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →208. 166. Āro rassam ikāre (424)
[Āro + rassaṃ + ikāre = 3 words]
Ārādeso rassam āpajjate ikāre pare.
Satthari, pitari, mātari, dhītari, kattari, vattari.
When ‘i’ follows, ‘āra’ [becomes] short.
When ‘i’ follows, the substitution ‘āra’ is shortened.
Examples
- 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)).
- 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)).
- 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)).
- 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)).
- 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)).
- 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)).
Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.
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