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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 5 of 8

§355

Gāma-jana-bandhu-sahāyādīhi tā

After “gāma” (village), “jana” (people), “bandhu” (relative), “sahāya” (companion) and others, [there is] ‘tā’.

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355. 380. Gāma-jana-bandhu-sahāyādīhi tā (771)

[Gāma-jana-bandhu-sahāya-ādīhi + tā = 2 words]

Gāma jana bandhu sahāya icc evamādīhi tāpaccayo hoti samūhatthe.

Gāmānaṃ samūho gāmatā. Evaṃ janatā (Khu. ii, 174; BuA. 228), bandhutā, sahāyatā, nagaratā.

After “gāma” (village), “jana” (people), “bandhu” (relative), “sahāya” (companion) and others, [there is] ‘tā’.
In the meaning of aggregation, after “gāma” (village), “jana” (people), “bandhu” (relative), “sahāya” (companion) and others, there is the suffix ‘tā’.
Examples
  1. Gāmānaṃ samūho gāmatā (an aggregation of villages).

Likewise:

  1. janatā (an aggregation of people).
  2. bandhutā (an aggregation of relatives).
  3. sahāyatā (an aggregation of companions).
  4. nagaratā (an aggregation of cities).

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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.