Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8
Naṃ jhato katarassā
After ‘jha’ that has been shortened, [there is] ‘naṃ’.
- Kaccāyana 224
- Rūpasiddhi 153
- Saddanīti 451
- Nāma-Kappa · Catuttha-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →224. 153. Naṃ jhato katarassā (451)
Tasmā jhato katarassā aṃvacanassa naṃ hoti.
Daṇḍinaṃ, bhoginaṃ.
Jhato ti kimatthaṃ? Vessabhuṃ.
Katarassā ti kimatthaṃ? Kucchiṃ.
- Daṇḍinaṃ = daṇḍī + aṃ (‘ī’ is named ‘jha’ (§58); ‘ī’ is shortened (§84); ‘aṃ’ is substituted by ‘naṃ’ (§224)).
- Bhoginaṃ = bhogī + aṃ (‘ī’ is named ‘jha’ (§58); ‘ī’ is shortened (§84); ‘aṃ’ is substituted by ‘naṃ’ (§224)).
What is the purpose of saying “after ‘jha’”? [This sutta does not apply when there is no ‘jha’, such as in:] Vessabhuṃ.
What is the purpose of saying “that has been shortened”? [This sutta does not apply when it has not been shortened, such as in:] Kucchiṃ.
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