Aṃ byañjane niggahitaṃ

When a consonant follows, the niggahita ‘ṃ’.

Kaccāyana 30
Rūpasiddhi 58
Saddanīti 153
Sandhi-Kappa · Catuttha-Kaṇḍa

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30. 58. Aṃ byañjane niggahitaṃ (153)

[Aṃ + byañjane + niggahitaṃ = 3 words]

Niggahitaṃ kho byañjane pare aṃ iti hoti.

Evaṃ vutte (Vin. i, 7), taṃ sādhū ti paṭissuṇitvā (DhA. i, 30).

When a consonant follows, the niggahita ‘ṃ’.

When a consonant follows, the niggahita becomes ‘ṃ’.

Examples: “Evaṃ vutte”, “taṃ sādhū ti paṭissuṇitvā”.

Examples [with formation sequence]

Evaṃ vutte: evaṃ vutte (§30)

Taṃ sādhū ti: taṃ sādhū ti (§30)

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