Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8
Aṃ yam īto pasaññato
After ‘ī’ named ‘pa’, ‘aṃ’ [becomes] ‘yaṃ’.
- Kaccāyana 223
- Rūpasiddhi 188
- Saddanīti 450
- Nāma-Kappa · Catuttha-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →223. 188. Aṃ yam īto pasaññato (450)
Aṃvacanassa yaṃ hoti vā īto pasaññato. Itthiyaṃ, itthiṃ.
Pasaññato ti kimatthaṃ? Daṇḍinaṃ, bhoginaṃ.
Am iti kimatthaṃ? Itthīhi.
- Itthiyaṃ = itthī + aṃ (‘ī’ is named ‘pa’ (§59); ‘aṃ’ is substituted by ‘yaṃ’ (§223); ‘ī’ is shortened (§84)).
- Itthiṃ = itthī + aṃ (‘ī’ of “itthī” is shortened (§84); ‘aṃ’ becomes ‘ṃ’ (§82)).
What is the purpose of saying “named ‘pa’”? [This sutta does not apply when there is no ‘pa’, such as in:] daṇḍinaṃ, bhoginaṃ.
What is the purpose of saying ‘aṃ’? [This sutta does not apply when there is no ‘aṃ’, such as in:] itthīhi.
Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.
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