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§310

Kamma-karaṇa-nimittatthesu sattamī

The seventh [inflection] in the meanings of object, instrument and cause.

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310. 324. Kamma-karaṇa-nimittatthesu sattamī (641)

[Kamma-karaṇa-nimitta-atthesu + sattamī = 2 words]

Kamma-karaṇa-nimittatthesu sattamīvibhatti hoti.

Sundar’ āvuso ime ājīvakā bhikkhūsu abhivādenti (Vin. i, 313). Evaṃ kammatthe.

Hatthesu piṇḍāya caranti (Vin. iii, 125); pattesu piṇḍāya caranti; pathesu gacchanti. Evaṃ karaṇatthe.

Dīpi cammesu haññate (Khu. vi, 172); kuñjaro dantesu haññate (Khu. vi, 172). Evaṃ nimittatthe.

The seventh [inflection] in the meanings of object, instrument and cause.
There is the seventh inflection in the meaning of object (kamma), of instrument (karaṇa) and of cause (nimitta).
Examples
  1. Sundar’ āvuso ime ājīvakā bhikkhūsu abhivādenti (friend, these good ascetics pay homage to the bhikkhus).

Thus in the meaning of object.

Examples
  1. Hatthesu piṇḍāya caranti (they go for alms with the hands).
  2. Pattesu piṇḍāya caranti (they go for alms with the bowls).
  3. Pathesu gacchanti (they go by roads).

Thus in the meaning of instrument.

Examples
  1. Dīpi cammesu haññate (the leopard is killed because of its skin).
  2. Kuñjaro dantesu haññate (the elephant is killed because of its tusks).

Thus in the meaning of cause.

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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.