Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 3 of 8
Yaṃ karoti taṃ kammaṃ
[One] does that, that is “kamma”.
- Kaccāyana 280
- Rūpasiddhi 285
- Saddanīti 551
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Text and translation
Read in the chapter →280. 285. Yaṃ karoti taṃ kammaṃ (551)
Yaṃ vā karoti, yaṃ vā passati, yaṃ vā suṇāti, taṃ kārakaṃ kammasaññaṃ hoti.
Chattaṃ karoti; rathaṃ karoti; rūpaṃ passati (D. ii, 269); saddaṃ suṇāti (D. ii, 269); kaṇṭakaṃ maddati; visaṃ gilati.
Kammam icc anena kvattho? Kammatthe dutiyā.
- Chattaṃ karoti ([he] makes an umbrella).
- Rathaṃ karoti (makes a chariot).
- Rūpaṃ passati (sees a form).
- Saddaṃ suṇāti (hears a sound).
- Kaṇṭakaṃ maddati (steps on a thorn).
- Visaṃ gilati (swallows poison).
What is the use of the name “kamma” (object)? For the use of the name “kamma” in the sutta “Kammatthe dutiyā” (§297). In the meaning of the object, the second [inflection].
Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.
Where it is cited
- Uses of the inflections draft Kacc. §280 · §280
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