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§326

Ubhe tappurisā

Both are “tappurisa” (determinative compounds).

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326. 341. Ubhe tappurisā (707)

[Ubhe + tappurisā = 2 words]

Ubhe digukammadhārayasamāsā tappurisasaññā honti.

Na brāhmaṇo abrāhmaṇo (D. iii, 67); na vasalo avasalo; na bhikkhu abhikkhu (Vin. ii, 412); na pañcavassaṃ apañcavassaṃ; na pañcapūlī apañcapūlī; na sattagodāvaraṃ asattagodāvaraṃ; na dasagavaṃ adasagavaṃ; na pañcagavaṃ apañcagavaṃ.

Tappurisa icc anena kvattho? Attaṃ n’ assa tappurise.

Both are “tappurisa” (determinative compounds).
Both, the numerical compound and the adjectival compound, have the name “tappurisa” (determinative compound).
Examples
  1. Na brāhmaṇo abrāhmaṇo (not a brahmin).
  2. Na vasalo avasalo (not an outcast).
  3. Na bhikkhu abhikkhu (not a bhikkhu).
  4. Na pañcavassaṃ apañcavassaṃ (not five rains).
  5. Na pañcapūlī apañcapūlī (not five bundles).
  6. Na sattagodāvaraṃ asattagodāvaraṃ (not seven Godāvarī rivers).
  7. Na dasagavaṃ adasagavaṃ (not ten cows).
  8. Na pañcagavaṃ apañcagavaṃ (not five cows).

What is the use of the name “tappurisa” (determinative compound)? For the use of the name “tappurisa” in the sutta “Attaṃ n’ assa tappurise” (§333). In a determinative compound, there is ‘a’ of “na”.

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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.