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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 5 of 8

§348

Ṇavo ’pakvādīhi

Optionally, after “Upaku” and others, [there is] ‘ṇava’.

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348. 371. Ṇavo ’pakvādīhi (757)

[Ṇavo + upaku-ādīhi = 2 words]

Upaku icc evamādīhi ṇavapaccayo hoti vā “tass’ āpaccam” icc etasmiṃ atthe.

Upakussa apaccaṃ Opakavo, Upakussa apaccaṃ vā. Manuno apaccaṃ Mānavo (D. i, 82), Manuno apaccaṃ vā. Bhaggussa apaccaṃ Bhaggavo (M. ii, 242; M. iii, 281), Bhaggussa apaccaṃ vā. Paṇḍussa apaccaṃ Paṇḍavo (JA. ii, 89), Paṇḍussa apaccaṃ vā. Bahussa apaccaṃ Bāhavo, Bahussa apaccaṃ vā.

Optionally, after “Upaku” and others, [there is] ‘ṇava’.
Optionally, after “Upaku” and others, there is the suffix ‘ṇava’ in this meaning: “the offspring of him”.
Examples
  1. Upakussa apaccaṃ (the offspring of Upaku): Opakavo.
  2. Manuno apaccaṃ (the offspring of Manu): Mānavo.
  3. Bhaggussa apaccaṃ (the offspring of Bhaggu): Bhaggavo.
  4. Paṇḍussa apaccaṃ (the offspring of Paṇḍu): Paṇḍavo.
  5. Bahussa apaccaṃ (the offspring of Bahu): Bāhavo.

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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.