Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8
Sesato lopaṃ ga si pi
After the remaining ones, ‘ga’ and ‘si’ are also elided.
- Kaccāyana 220
- Rūpasiddhi 74
- Saddanīti 447
- Nāma-Kappa · Catuttha-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →220. 74. Sesato lopaṃ ga si pi (447)
Tato niddiṭṭhehi liṅgehi sesato ga si icc ete lopam āpajjante.
Bhoti itthi, sā itthī. Bho daṇḍi, so daṇḍī. Bho sattha, so satthā. Bho rāja, so rājā.
Sesato ti kimatthaṃ? Puriso gacchati.
Ga-sī ti kimatthaṃ? Itthiyā; satthussa.
- Itthi = itthī + si (‘si’ is named ‘ga’ (§57); ‘ī’ is named ‘pa’ (§59); ‘ī’ is shortened (§245); ‘ga’ is elided (§220)).
- Itthī = itthī + si (‘si’ is elided (§220)).
- Daṇḍi = daṇḍī + si (‘si’ is named ‘ga’ (§57); ‘ī’ is named ‘jha’ (§58); ‘ī’ is shortened (§245); ‘ga’ is elided (§220)).
- Daṇḍī = daṇḍī + si (‘si’ is elided (§220)).
- Sattha = satthu + si (‘si’ is named ‘ga’ (§57); ‘u’ of “satthu” becomes ‘ā’ (§244); ‘ā’ is shortened (§246); ‘ga’ is elided (§220)).
- Satthā = satthu + si (‘u’ of “satthu” becomes ‘ā’ (§199); ‘si’ is elided (§199)).
- Rāja = rāja + si (‘si’ is named ‘ga’ (§57); ‘a’ becomes ‘ā’ (§244); ‘ā’ is shortened (§246); ‘ga’ is elided (§220)).
- Rājā = rāja + si (‘si’ is substituted by ‘ā’ (§189); ‘a’ is elided (§83)).
What is the purpose of saying “after the remaining ones”? [This sutta does not apply when there are no remaining bases, such as in:] Puriso gacchati.
What is the purpose of saying “‘ga’ and ‘si’”? [This sutta does not apply when ‘ga’ or ‘si’ do not follow, such as in:] itthiyā; satthussa.
Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.
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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.