Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8
§252
Hiṃ-haṃ-hiñcanaṃ
‘Hiṃ’, ‘haṃ’ and ‘hiñcanaṃ’.
- Kaccāyana 252
- Rūpasiddhi 271
- Saddanīti 500
- Nāma-Kappa · Pañcama-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →252. 271. Hiṃ-haṃ-hiñcanaṃ (500)
[Hiṃ-haṃ-hiñcanaṃ = 1 word]
Kim icc etasmā hiṃ haṃ hiñcanaṃ icc ete paccayā honti sattamyatthe.
Kuhiṃ, kuhaṃ, kuhiñcanaṃ.
‘Hiṃ’, ‘haṃ’ and ‘hiñcanaṃ’.
In the meaning of the seventh [inflection], after “kiṃ” there are the suffixes ‘hiṃ’, ‘haṃ’ and ‘hiñcanaṃ’.
Examples
- Kuhiṃ = kiṃ + hiṃ (‘hiṃ’ is used in the meaning of the seventh inflection (§252); “kiṃ” is substituted by “ku” (§228)).
- Kuhaṃ = kiṃ + haṃ (‘haṃ’ is used in the meaning of the seventh inflection (§252); “kiṃ” is substituted by “ku” (§228)).
- Kuhiñcanaṃ = kiṃ + hiñcanaṃ (‘hiñcanaṃ’ is used in the meaning of the seventh inflection (§252); “kiṃ” is substituted by “ku” (“ca” of §228)).
Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.
Where it is cited
- Declension paradigms §252
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