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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8

§248

Kvaci to pañcamyatthe

Sometimes, [there is] ‘to’ in the meaning of the fifth.

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248. 260. Kvaci to pañcamyatthe (493)

[Kvaci + to + pañcamī-atthe = 3 words]

Kvaci topaccayo hoti pañcamyatthe.

Sabbato, yato, tato, kuto, ato, ito.

Kvacī ti kimatthaṃ? Sabbasmā, imasmā.

Sometimes, [there is] ‘to’ in the meaning of the fifth.
Sometimes, in the meaning of the fifth [inflection], there is the suffix ‘to’.
Examples
  1. Sabbato = sabba + to (‘to’ is used in the meaning of the fifth inflection (§248)).
  2. Yato = ya + to (‘to’ is used in the meaning of the fifth inflection (§248)).
  3. Tato = ta + to (‘to’ is used in the meaning of the fifth inflection (§248)).
  4. Kuto = kiṃ + to (‘to’ is used in the meaning of the fifth inflection (§248); “kiṃ” is substituted by “ku” (§230)).
  5. Ato = eta + to (‘to’ is used in the meaning of the fifth inflection (§248); “eta” is substituted by ‘a’ (§231)).
  6. Ito = ima + to (‘to’ is used in the meaning of the fifth inflection (§248); “ima” is substituted by ‘i’ (§234)).

What is the purpose of saying “sometimes”? [To allow exceptions to this sutta, such as in:] sabbasmā, imasmā.

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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.