Saro rasso napuṃsake

In the neuter there is a short vowel.

Kaccāyana 342
Rūpasiddhi 337
Saddanīti 734
Samāsa-Kappa · Sattama-Kaṇḍa

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342. 337. Saro rasso napuṃsake (734)

[Saro + rasso + napuṃsake = 3 words]

Napuṃsake vattamānassa abyayībhāvasamāsassa liṅgassa saro rasso hoti.

Kumārīsu adhikicca pavattati kathā iti adhikumāri. Upavadhu; upagaṅgaṃ; upamaṇikaṃ.

In the neuter there is a short vowel.

The vowel of the base of the adverbial compound that is in the neuter [gender] is shortened.

Examples

Kumārīsu adhikicca pavattati kathā iti adhikumāri (the talk that arises referring to the maidens).
Upavadhu (the talk that arises near the daughter-in-law).
Upagaṅgaṃ (the talk that arises near the Ganges).
Upamaṇikaṃ (the talk that arises near the big vessel).

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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.