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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 3 of 8

§294

Namoyogādīsv api ca

And also in connection with “namo”, homage, etc.

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294. 305. Namoyogādīsv api ca (606)

[Namo-yoga-ādīsu + api + ca = 3 words]

Namoyogādīsv api ca catutthīvibhatti hoti.

Namo te Buddhavīr’ atthu (S. i, 48); sotthi pajānaṃ; namo karohi nāgassa (M. i, 196); svāgataṃ te mahārāja (Khu. v, 329; vi, 156, 331).

And also in connection with “namo”, homage, etc.
In connection with “namo” (homage), etc., there is also the fourth inflection.
Examples
  1. Namo te Buddhavīr’ atthu (oh Buddha, oh Hero, may there be homage to you).
  2. Sotthi pajānaṃ (welfare to the people).
  3. Namo karohi nāgassa (pay homage to the Arahant [nāga]).
  4. Svāgataṃ te mahārāja (welcome to you, great king).

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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.