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§347

Ato ṇi vā

Optionally, after ‘a’ [there is] ‘ṇi’.

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347. 368. Ato ṇi vā (756)

[Ato + ṇi + vā = 3 words]

Tasmā akārato ṇipaccayo hoti vā “tass’ āpaccam” icc etasmiṃ atthe.

Dakkhassa apaccaṃ Dakkhi, Dakkhassa apaccaṃ vā. Duṇassa apaccaṃ Doṇi (JA. iii, 270), Duṇassa apaccaṃ vā. Evaṃ Vāsavi, Sakyaputti, Nāṭaputti (D. i, 45), Dāsaputti, Dāsavi, Vāruṇi, Gaṇḍi, Bāladevi, Pāvaki, Jenadatti (VinA. i, 171), Buddhi, Dhammi, Saṃghi, Kappi, Anuruddhi.

Vā ti vikappanatthena ṇikapaccayo hoti “tass’ āpaccam” icc etasmiṃ atthe. Sakyaputtassa apaccaṃ sakyaputtiko. Evaṃ nāṭaputtiko, jenadattiko.

Optionally, after ‘a’ [there is] ‘ṇi’.
Optionally, after the letter ‘a’ there is the suffix ‘ṇi’ in this meaning: “the offspring of him”.
Examples
  1. Dakkhassa apaccaṃ (the offspring of Dakkha): Dakkhi.
  2. Duṇassa apaccaṃ (the offspring of Duṇa): Doṇi.

Likewise:

  1. Vāsavassa apaccaṃ (the offspring of Vāsava): Vāsavi.
  2. Sakyaputtassa apaccaṃ (the offspring of Sakyaputta): Sakyaputti.
  3. Naṭaputtassa apaccaṃ (the offspring of Naṭaputta): Nāṭaputti.
  4. Dasaputtassa apaccaṃ (the offspring of Dasaputta): Dāsaputti.
  5. Dasavassa apaccaṃ (the offspring of Dasava): Dāsavi.
  6. Varuṇassa apaccaṃ (the offspring of Varuṇa): Vāruṇi.
  7. Gaṇḍassa apaccaṃ (the offspring of Gaṇḍa): Gaṇḍi.
  8. Baladevassa apaccaṃ (the offspring of Baladeva): Bāladevi.
  9. Pavakassa apaccaṃ (the offspring of Pavaka): Pāvaki.
  10. Jinadattassa apaccaṃ (the offspring of Jinadatta): Jenadatti.
  11. Buddhassa apaccaṃ (the offspring of the Buddha): Buddhi.
  12. Dhammassa apaccaṃ (the offspring of the Dhamma): Dhammi.
  13. Saṃghassa apaccaṃ (the offspring of the Saṃgha): Saṃghi.
  14. Kappassa apaccaṃ (the offspring of Kappa): Kappi.
  15. Anuruddhassa apaccaṃ (the offspring of Anuruddha): Anuruddhi.

“Vā” has the meaning of “alternative” (vikappana); [so that] there is also the suffix ‘ṇika’ in this meaning: “the offspring of him”.

Examples
  1. Sakyaputtassa apaccaṃ (the offspring of Sakyaputta): Sakyaputtiko.

Likewise:

  1. Naṭaputtassa apaccaṃ (the offspring of Naṭaputta): Nāṭaputtiko.
  2. Jinadattassa apaccaṃ (the offspring of Jinadatta): Jenadattiko.

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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.