Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 6 of 8
Bhāva-kammesu yo
[There is] ‘ya’ in the impersonal (bhāva) and passive (kamma) [sense].
- Kaccāyana 440
- Rūpasiddhi 445
- Saddanīti 920
- Ākhyāta-Kappa · Dutiya-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →440. 445. Bhāva-kammesu yo (920)
Sabbehi dhātūhi bhāva-kammesu yapaccayo hoti.
Ṭhīyate, bujjhate, paccate, labbhate, karīyate, yujjate, uccate.
Bhāva-kammesū ti kimatthaṃ? Karoti, pacati, paṭhati.
- Ṭhīyate (standing), bujjhate (knowing, or it is known), paccate (cooking, or it is cooked), labbhate (obtaining, or it is obtained), karīyate (doing, or it is done), yujjate (yoking, or it is yoked), uccate (saying, or it is said).
What is the purpose of saying “bhāva-kammesu” (in the impersonal and passive)? To prevent the operation of this rule when there is neither the impersonal nor the passive such as in the following examples: karoti ([he] does), pacati ([he] cooks), paṭhati ([he] reads).
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Where it is cited
- The verb — ākhyāta §440
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