Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 3 of 8
Yasmād apeti bhayam ādatte vā tad apādānaṃ
That from which [one] moves away, [from which] danger or fear [arises], or from which one takes: that is “apādāna”.
- Kaccāyana 271
- Rūpasiddhi 88, 308
- Saddanīti 555, 557
- Kāraka-Kappa · Chaṭṭha-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →271. 88, 308. Yasmād apeti bhayam ādatte vā tad apādānaṃ (555, 557)
Yasmā vā apeti, yasmā vā bhayaṃ jāyate, yasmā vā ādatte, taṃ kārakaṃ apādānasaññaṃ hoti.
Taṃ yathā? Gāmā apenti munayo; nagarā niggato rājā; corā bhayaṃ jāyate; ācariyupajjhāyehi sikkhaṃ gaṇhāti sisso.
Apādānam icc anena kvattho? Apādāne pañcamī.
As what?
- Gāmā apenti munayo (the sages go away from the village).
- Nagarā niggato rājā (the king has gone out of the city).
- Corā bhayaṃ jāyate (danger or fear arises from the thief).
- Ācariyupajjhāyehi sikkhaṃ gaṇhāti sisso (the student takes the training from the teachers and preceptors).
What is the use of the name “apādāna” (starting point)? For the use of the name “apādāna” in the sutta “Apādāne pañcamī” (§295). In the starting point, the fifth [inflection].
Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.
Where it is cited
- Uses of the inflections draft Kacc. §271 · §271
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