Māna-kitānaṃ va-tattaṃ vā

Optionally, [there is] the state of ‘va’ and ‘ta’ of “māna” and “kita”.

Kaccāyana 463
Rūpasiddhi 532
Saddanīti 944
Ākhyāta-Kappa · Tatiya-Kaṇḍa

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463. 532. Māna-kitānaṃ va-tattaṃ vā (944)

[Mānakitānaṃ + va, ta-ttaṃ + vā = 3 words]

Māna kita icc etesaṃ dhātūnaṃ abbhāsagatānaṃ vakāra-takārattaṃ hoti vā yathāsaṅkhyaṃ.

Vīmaṃsati, tikicchati (Khu. vi, 183).

Vā ti kimatthaṃ? Cikicchati.

Optionally, [there is] the state of ‘va’ and ‘ta’ of “māna” and “kita”.

Optionally, the previous syllable (abbhāsa) of the roots “māna” and “kita” is changed to the state of the letter ‘va’ and of the letter ‘ta’ respectively.

Examples

Vīmaṃsati ([he] thinks), tikicchati ([he] cures).

What is the purpose of saying “vā” (optionally)? To allow an exception to the rule such as in the following example: cikicchati ([he] cures).

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