Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 6 of 8
Pā pivo
“Pā” [is substituted by] ‘piva’.
- Kaccāyana 469
- Rūpasiddhi 494
- Saddanīti 949
- Ākhyāta-Kappa · Tatiya-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →469. 494. Pā pivo (949)
Pā icc etassa dhātussa pivādeso hoti vā.
Pivati (M. ii, 5), pivatu (Khu. i, 175); piveyya, piveyyuṃ.
Vā ti kimatthaṃ? Pāti.
- Pivati ([he] drinks), pivatu (let [him] drink); piveyya ([he] would drink), piveyyuṃ ([they] would drink).
What is the purpose of saying “vā” (optionally)? To allow an exception to the rule such as in the following example: pāti ([he] drinks).
Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.
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