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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 6 of 8

§445

Bhūvādito a

After “bhū” and others, [there is] ‘a’.

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445. 433. Bhūvādito a (925)

[Bhū-ādito + a = 2 words]

Bhū icc evamādito dhātugaṇato apaccayo hoti kattari.

Bhavati (Khu. i, 67), paṭhati, pacati, jayati.

After “bhū” and others, [there is] ‘a’.
After the group of roots that begin with “bhū”, there is the suffix ‘a’ in the active voice.
Examples
  1. Bhavati ([he] is), paṭhati ([he] reads), pacati ([he] cooks), jayati ([he] conquers).
Sequence of bhavati
  1. bhū (§457)
  2. bhū + ti (§414)
  3. bhū + a + ti (§445)
  4. bho + a + ti (§485)
  5. bhava + a + ti (§513)
  6. bhav + a + ti (§83)
  7. bhavati (§11)
Sequence of pacati
  1. paca (§457)
  2. paca + ti (§414)
  3. pac (§521)
  4. pac + a + ti (§445)
  5. pacati (§11)

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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.