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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8

§231

Sabbass’ etassākāro vā

Optionally, [there is] ‘a’ of the whole “eta”.

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231. 263. Sabbass’ etassākāro vā (461)

[Sabbassa + etassa + akāro + vā = 4 words]

Sabbassa etasaddassa akāro hoti vā to tha icc etesu.

Ato, attha; etto, ettha.

Optionally, [there is] ‘a’ of the whole “eta”.
Optionally, when ‘to’ and ‘tha’ follow, the whole word “eta” becomes ‘a’.
Examples
  1. Ato = eta + to (“eta” is substituted by ‘a’ (§231)).
  2. Attha = eta + tha (“eta” is substituted by ‘a’ (§231); ‘t’ is doubled (§28)).
  3. Etto = eta + to (“eta” is substituted by ‘e’ (§233); ‘t’ is doubled (§28)).
  4. Ettha = eta + tha (“eta” is substituted by ‘e’ (§233); ‘t’ is doubled (§28)).

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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.