Pāḷi Grammars
ES

Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 5 of 8

§386

Tiye du-tāpi ca

And also, when ‘tiya’ follows, [there are] ‘du’ and ‘ta’.

Text and translation

Read in the chapter →

386. 410. Tiye du-tāpi ca (818)

[Tiye + du-tā + api + ca = 4 words]

Dvi ti icc etesaṃ du ta icc ete ādesā honti tiyapaccaye pare.

Dutiyo (Khu. ix, 49), tatiyo (Khu. ix, 48).

Apiggahaṇena aññesu pi dvi icc etassa duādeso hoti. Durattaṃ.

Caggahaṇena dvi icc etassa dikāro hoti. Dirattaṃ (Vin. ii, 28); diguṇaṃ saṅghāṭiṃ pārupetvā (Vin. iii, 402).

And also, when ‘tiya’ follows, [there are] ‘du’ and ‘ta’.
When the suffix ‘tiya’ follows, “dvi” (two) and “ti” (three) are substituted by ‘du’ and ‘ta’.
Examples
  1. Dutiyo (second), tatiyo (third).

By taking “api”, also when other [suffixes] follow, “dvi” is substituted by ‘du’.

Examples
  1. Durattaṃ (two nights).

By taking “ca”, “dvi” becomes ‘di’.

Examples
  1. Dirattaṃ (two nights); diguṇaṃ saṅghāṭiṃ pārupetvā (having put on the outer robe that has two layers).

Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.

Drafts

Ask about §386

Questions are asked from the analysis following Visuddhāyuṃ (draft): the answer uses this sutta's row and the project's sources. It is for enrolled students and requires signing in.

Ask about §386 →

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.