Ālapane ca

Also in the vocative.

Kaccāyana 285
Rūpasiddhi 70
Saddanīti 578
Kāraka-Kappa · Chaṭṭha-Kaṇḍa

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285. 70. Ālapane ca (578)

[Ālapane + ca = 2 words]

Ālapanatthādhike liṅgatthābhidhānamatte ca paṭhamāvibhatti hoti.

Bho purisa, bhavanto purisā; bho rāja, bhavanto rājāno; he sakhe, he sakhino.

Also in the vocative.

When the meaning of the vocative is added to just denoting the meaning of the base, there is also the first inflection.

Examples

Bho purisa (oh man), bhavanto purisā (oh men).
Bho rāja (oh king), bhavanto rājāno (oh kings).
He sakhe (hey friend), he sakhino (hey friends).

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Where it is cited

Uses of the inflections draft Kacc. §285

Drafts

Classification of the sutta → draft
Analysis following Visuddhāyuṃ → draft

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