Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8
§218
Ato niccaṃ
Always after ‘a’.
- Kaccāyana 218
- Rūpasiddhi 196
- Saddanīti 445
- Nāma-Kappa · Catuttha-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →218. 196. Ato niccaṃ (445)
[Ato + niccaṃ = 2 words]
Akārantehi napuṃsakaliṅgehi yonaṃ ni hoti niccaṃ.
Yāni, yāni; tāni, tāni; kāni, kāni; bhayāni, bhayāni; rūpāni, rūpāni.
Always after ‘a’.
After the neuter bases ending in ‘a’, ‘yo’ always becomes ‘ni’.
Examples
- Yāni = ya + yo (‘yo’ is substituted by ‘ni’ (§218); ‘a’ is lengthened (§88)).
- Tāni = ta + yo (‘yo’ is substituted by ‘ni’ (§218); ‘a’ is lengthened (§88)).
- Kāni = ka + yo (‘yo’ is substituted by ‘ni’ (§218); ‘a’ is lengthened (§88)).
- Bhayāni = bhaya + yo (‘yo’ is substituted by ‘ni’ (§218); ‘a’ is lengthened (§88)).
- Rūpāni = rūpa + yo (‘yo’ is substituted by ‘ni’ (§218); ‘a’ is lengthened (§88)).
Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.
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