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§406

Atha pubbāni vibhattīnaṃ cha parassapadāni

The previous six inflections are called “parassapada” (active voice).

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406. 429. Atha pubbāni vibhattīnaṃ cha parassapadāni (865)

[Atha + pubbāni + vibhattīnaṃ + cha + parassapadāni = 5 words]

Atha sabbāsaṃ vibhattīnaṃ yāni yāni pubbakāni cha padāni, tāni tāni parassapadasaññāni honti.

Taṃ yathā? Ti anti, si tha, mi ma.

Parassapadam icc anena kvattho? Kattari parassapadaṃ.

The previous six inflections are called “parassapada” (active voice).
Those that are the previous six of all inflections, they are called “parassapada” (active voice).

Which are these?

  1. Ti anti, si tha, mi ma.

What is the use of the name “parassapada”? For the use of the name “parassapada” in the sutta “Kattari parassapadaṃ” (§456).

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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.