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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 3 of 8

§291

Yen’ aṅgavikāro

Deformation of a limb by that [part].

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291. 299. Yen’ aṅgavikāro (603)

[Yena + aṅgavikāro = 2 words]

Yena byādhimatā aṅgena aṅgino vikāro lakkhīyate, tattha tatiyāvibhatti hoti.

Akkhinā kāṇo; hatthena kuṇī; kāṇaṃ passati nettena; pādena khañjo; piṭṭhiyā khujjo.

Deformation of a limb by that [part].
The deformation of the body is characterized by the limb that is diseased; in that [limb] there is the third inflection.
Examples
  1. Akkhinā kāṇo (blind in one eye).
  2. Hatthena kuṇī (crippled in one hand).
  3. Kāṇaṃ passati nettena (sees one who is blind in one eye).
  4. Pādena khañjo (lame in one foot).
  5. Piṭṭhiyā khujjo (humpbacked in the back).

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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.