Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 3 of 8
Yena vā ’dassanaṃ
Optionally, by whom not being seen [is desired].
- Kaccāyana 274
- Rūpasiddhi 311
- Saddanīti 570
- Kāraka-Kappa · Chaṭṭha-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →274. 311. Yena vā ’dassanaṃ (570)
Yena vā adassanam icchitaṃ, taṃ kārakaṃ apādānasaññaṃ hoti.
Upajjhāyā antaradhāyati sisso; mātarā ca pitarā ca antaradhāyati putto.
Vā ti kimatthaṃ? Sattamīvibhatyatthaṃ. Jetavane antaradhāyati Bhagavā.
- Upajjhāyā antaradhāyati sisso (the student hides from the preceptor).
- Mātarā ca pitarā ca antaradhāyati putto (the son hides from the mother and the father).
What is the purpose of saying “vā” (optionally)? To [allow] the meaning of the seventh inflection. Jetavane antaradhāyati Bhagavā (the Blessed One disappeared in [from] Jetavana).
Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.
Where it is cited
- Uses of the inflections draft Kacc. §274
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