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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8

§257

Kiṃ-sabb’-aññ’-eka-ya-kuhi dā-dācanaṃ

After “kiṃ”, “sabba”, “añña”, “eka”, “ya” and “ku”, [there are] ‘dā’ and ‘dācanaṃ’.

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257. 276. Kiṃ-sabb’-aññ’-eka-ya-kuhi dā-dācanaṃ (505)

[Kiṃ-sabba-añña-eka-ya-kuhi + dā-dācanaṃ = 2 words]

Kiṃ sabba añña eka ya ku icc etehi dā dācanaṃ icc ete paccayā honti kāle sattamyatthe.

Kadā, sabbadā, aññadā, ekadā, yadā, kudācanaṃ.

After “kiṃ”, “sabba”, “añña”, “eka”, “ya” and “ku”, [there are] ‘dā’ and ‘dācanaṃ’.
In the meaning of the seventh [inflection], in time, after “kiṃ”, “sabba”, “añña”, “eka”, “ya” and “ku” there are the suffixes ‘dā’ and ‘dācanaṃ’.
Examples
  1. Kadā = kiṃ + dā (‘dā’ is used in the meaning of the seventh inflection to indicate time (§257); “kiṃ” is substituted by “ka” (§227)).
  2. Sabbadā = sabba + dā (‘dā’ is used in the meaning of the seventh inflection to indicate time (§257)).
  3. Aññadā = añña + dā (‘dā’ is used in the meaning of the seventh inflection to indicate time (§257)).
  4. Ekadā = eka + dā (‘dā’ is used in the meaning of the seventh inflection to indicate time (§257)).
  5. Yadā = ya + dā (‘dā’ is used in the meaning of the seventh inflection to indicate time (§257)).
  6. Kudācanaṃ = kiṃ + dācanaṃ (‘dācanaṃ’ is used in the meaning of the seventh inflection to indicate time (§257); “kiṃ” is substituted by “ku” (“ca” of §228)).

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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.