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§325

Saṅkhyāpubbo digu

[The adjectival compound] that has a numeral as its first member is a “digu” (numerical compound).

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325. 348. Saṅkhyāpubbo digu (703)

[Saṅkhyāpubbo + digu = 2 words]

Saṅkhyāpubbo kammadhārayasamāso digusañño hoti.

Tīṇi malāni timalaṃ; tīṇi phalāni tiphalaṃ; tayo lokā tilokaṃ; tayo daṇḍā tidaṇḍaṃ; catasso disā catuddisaṃ (D. i, 234); pañca indriyāni pañcindriyaṃ (A. i, 468); satta Godāvariyo sattagodāvaraṃ.

Digu icc anena kvattho? Diguss’ ekattaṃ.

[The adjectival compound] that has a numeral as its first member is a “digu” (numerical compound).
The adjectival compound that has a numeral as its first member has the name “digu” (numerical compound).
Examples
  1. Tīṇi malāni timalaṃ (three impurities).
  2. Tīṇi phalāni tiphalaṃ (three fruits).
  3. Tayo lokā tilokaṃ (three worlds).
  4. Tayo daṇḍā tidaṇḍaṃ (three sticks).
  5. Catasso disā catuddisaṃ (four directions).
  6. Pañca indriyāni pañcindriyaṃ (five faculties).
  7. Satta Godāvariyo sattagodāvaraṃ (the seven Godāvarī rivers).

What is the use of the name “digu” (numerical compound)? For the use of the name “digu” in the sutta “Diguss’ ekattaṃ” (§321). There is the state of one of a numerical compound.

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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.