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§321

Diguss’ ekattaṃ

There is the state of one of a “digu” (numerical compound).

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321. 349. Diguss’ ekattaṃ (699)

[Digussa + ekattaṃ = 2 words]

Digussa samāsassa ekattaṃ hoti, napuṃsakaliṅgattañ ca.

Tayo lokā tilokaṃ; tayo daṇḍā tidaṇḍaṃ; tīṇi nayanāni tinayanaṃ; tayo siṅgā tisiṅgaṃ. Catasso disā catuddisaṃ (D. i, 243); pañca indriyāni pañcindriyaṃ (A. i, 468).

There is the state of one of a “digu” (numerical compound).
There is the state of one (singular) of a “digu” compound (numerical compound) and the state of the neuter gender.
Examples
  1. Tayo lokā tilokaṃ (the three worlds).
  2. Tayo daṇḍā tidaṇḍaṃ (three sticks).
  3. Tīṇi nayanāni tinayanaṃ (three eyes).
  4. Tayo siṅgā tisiṅgaṃ (three horns).
  5. Catasso disā catuddisaṃ (four directions).
  6. Pañca indriyāni pañcindriyaṃ (five faculties).

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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.