Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8
Ākāro vā
Optionally, the letter ‘ā’.
- Kaccāyana 246
- Rūpasiddhi 73
- Saddanīti 476, 478-9
- Nāma-Kappa · Catuttha-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →246. 73. Ākāro vā (476, 478-9)
Ākāro rassam āpajjate vā ge pare.
Bho rāja, bho rājā; bho atta, bho attā; bho sakha, bho sakhā; bho sattha, bho satthā.
- Rāja = rāja + si (‘si’ is named ‘ga’ (§57); ‘a’ becomes ‘ā’ (§244); ‘ā’ is shortened (§246); ‘si’ is elided (§220)).
- Rājā = rāja + si (‘si’ is named ‘ga’ (§57); ‘a’ becomes ‘ā’ (§244); ‘si’ is elided (§220)).
- Atta = atta + si (‘si’ is named ‘ga’ (§57); ‘a’ becomes ‘ā’ (§244); ‘ā’ is shortened (§246); ‘si’ is elided (§220)).
- Attā = atta + si (‘si’ is named ‘ga’ (§57); ‘a’ becomes ‘ā’ (§244); ‘si’ is elided (§220)).
- Sakha = sakha + si (‘si’ is named ‘ga’ (§57); ‘a’ becomes ‘ā’ (§244); ‘ā’ is shortened (§246); ‘si’ is elided (§220)).
- Sakhā = sakha + si (‘si’ is named ‘ga’ (§57); ‘a’ becomes ‘ā’ (§244); ‘si’ is elided (§220)).
- Sattha = satthu + si (‘si’ is named ‘ga’ (§57); ‘u’ of “satthu” becomes ‘ā’ (§244); ‘ā’ is shortened (§246); ‘si’ is elided (§220)).
- Satthā = satthu + si (‘si’ is named ‘ga’ (§57); ‘u’ of “satthu” becomes ‘ā’ (§244); ‘si’ is elided (§220)).
Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.
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