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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 6 of 8

§442

Ivaṇṇāgamo vā

Optionally [there is] insertion of ivaṇṇa [‘i’ or ‘ī’].

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442. 448. Ivaṇṇāgamo vā (922)

[Ivaṇṇa-āgamo + vā = 2 words]

Sabbehi dhātūhi yamhi paccaye pare ivaṇṇāgamo hoti vā.

Karīyate, karīyati (M. ii, 101), gacchīyate, gacchīyati.

Vā ti kimatthaṃ? Kayyate.

Optionally [there is] insertion of ivaṇṇa [‘i’ or ‘ī’].
Optionally, after all roots, when the suffix ‘ya’ follows, there is insertion of ivaṇṇa [‘i’ or ‘ī’].
Examples
  1. Karīyate, karīyati (doing, or it is done); gacchīyate, gacchīyati (going, or it is gone).

What is the purpose of saying “vā” (optionally)? To allow an exception to this rule such as in the following example: kayyate (it is done).

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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.