Lahumattā tayo rassā

The three light-measured [vowels] are short.

Kaccāyana 4
Rūpasiddhi 4
Saddanīti 4
Sandhi-Kappa · Paṭhama-Kaṇḍa

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4. 4. Lahumattā tayo rassā (4)

[Lahumattā + tayo + rassā = 3 words]

Tattha aṭṭhasu saresu lahumattā (light-measured) tayo sarā (vowels) rassā (short) nāma honti.

Taṃ yathā? a i u. Iti rassā nāma.

Tena kvattho? Rassaṃ.

The three light-measured [vowels] are short.

Among the eight vowels, the three light-measured [vowels] are called “short”.

Which are these? a i u. These are called “short”.

What is the benefit of that [calling them “short”]? [It is beneficial in suttas such as] “Rassaṃ” (§26).

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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.