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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 4 of 8

§329

Nāmānaṃ samuccayo dvando

A collection of nouns [has the name] “dvanda” (copulative compound).

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329. 357. Nāmānaṃ samuccayo dvando (709)

[Nāmānaṃ + samuccayo + dvando = 3 words]

Nāmānaṃ ekavibhattikānaṃ yo samuccayo, so dvandasañño hoti.

Candimā ca sūriyo ca candimasūriyā (D. i, 226; ii, 255; iii, 71; M. i, 404; A. i, 306); samaṇo ca brāhmaṇo ca samaṇabrāhmaṇā (A. i, 363; DA. i, 95); Sāriputto ca Moggallāno ca Sāriputtamoggallānā (Vin. iii, 50; M. ii, 119); brāhmaṇo ca gahapatiko ca brāhmaṇagahapatikā (D. i, 104; M. i, 354); Yamo ca Varuṇo ca Yamavaruṇā; Kuvero ca Vāsavo ca Kuveravāsavā.

Dvanda icc anena kvattho? Dvandaṭṭhā vā.

A collection of nouns [has the name] “dvanda” (copulative compound).
The collection of nouns having the same inflection has the name “dvanda” (copulative compound).
Examples
  1. Candimā ca sūriyo ca candimasūriyā (the moon and the sun).
  2. Samaṇo ca brāhmaṇo ca samaṇabrāhmaṇā (monks and brahmins).
  3. Sāriputto ca Moggallāno ca Sāriputtamoggallānā (Sāriputta and Moggallāna).
  4. Brāhmaṇo ca gahapatiko ca brāhmaṇagahapatikā (brahmins and householders).
  5. Yamo ca Varuṇo ca Yamavaruṇā (Yama (the king of Death) and Varuṇa).
  6. Kuvero ca Vāsavo ca Kuveravāsavā (Kuvera and Vāsava).

What is the use of the name “dvanda” (copulative compound)? For the use of the name “dvanda” in the sutta “Dvandaṭṭhā vā” (§165). Optionally, in a copulative 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.