Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8
Pati-bhikkhu-rāj’-īkārantehi inī
After “pati”, “bhikkhu”, “rāja” and [the words] ending in the letter ‘ī’, [there is] ‘inī’.
- Kaccāyana 240
- Rūpasiddhi 193
- Saddanīti 469-70
- Nāma-Kappa · Catuttha-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →240. 193. Pati-bhikkhu-rāj’-īkārantehi inī (469-70)
Pati-bhikkhu-rāj’-īkārantehi itthiyaṃ vattamānehi inī-paccayo hoti.
Gahapatānī, bhikkhunī, rājinī, hatthinī, daṇḍinī, medhāvinī, tapassinī.
- Gahapatānī = gahapati + si (‘inī’ is inserted after “gahapati” (§240); ‘i’ of “pati” is substituted by ‘a’ (§91); ‘i’ of ‘inī’ is elided (§13); ‘a’ is lengthened (§16); ‘si’ is elided (§220)).
- Bhikkhunī = bhikkhu + si (‘inī’ is inserted after “bhikkhu” (§240); ‘i’ of ‘inī’ is elided (§13); ‘si’ is elided (§220)).
- Rājinī = rāja + si (‘inī’ is inserted after “rāja” (§240); ‘a’ is elided (§83); ‘si’ is elided (§220)).
- Hatthinī = hatthī + si (‘inī’ is inserted after “hatthī” (§240); ‘ī’ is elided (§83); ‘si’ is elided (§220)).
- Daṇḍinī = daṇḍī + si (‘inī’ is inserted after “daṇḍī” (§240); ‘ī’ is elided (§83); ‘si’ is elided (§220)).
- Medhāvinī = medhāvī + si (‘inī’ is inserted after “medhāvī” (§240); ‘ī’ is elided (§83); ‘si’ is elided (§220)).
- Tapassinī = tapassī + si (‘inī’ is inserted after “tapassī” (§240); ‘ī’ is elided (§83); ‘si’ is elided (§220)).
Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.
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