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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 6 of 8

§468

Ṭhā tiṭṭho

“Ṭhā” [is substituted by] ‘tiṭṭha’.

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468. 492. Ṭhā tiṭṭho (949)

[Ṭhā + tiṭṭho = 2 words]

Ṭhā icc etassa dhātussa tiṭṭhādeso hoti vā.

Tiṭṭhati (M. i, 155), tiṭṭhatu (M. i, 196); tiṭṭheyya (M. i, 190), tiṭṭheyyuṃ.

Vā ti kimatthaṃ? Ṭhāti.

“Ṭhā” [is substituted by] ‘tiṭṭha’.
Optionally, the root “ṭhā” is substituted by ‘tiṭṭha’.
  1. Tiṭṭhati ([he] stands), tiṭṭhatu (let [him] stand); tiṭṭheyya ([he] would stand), tiṭṭheyyuṃ ([they] would stand).

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

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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.