Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 6 of 8
Disassa passa-dissa-dakkhā vā
Optionally, [there are] ‘passa’, ‘dissa’ and ‘dakkha’ of “disa”.
- Kaccāyana 471
- Rūpasiddhi 483
- Saddanīti 951
- Ākhyāta-Kappa · Tatiya-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →471. 483. Disassa passa-dissa-dakkhā vā (951)
Disa icc etassa dhātussa passa dissa dakkha icc ete ādesā honti vā.
Passati (Khu. i, 53), dissati (Khu. i, 176), dakkhati (Khu. i, 410), adakkha.
Vā ti kimatthaṃ? Addasa (M. i, 196).
- Passati, dissati ([he] sees); dakkhati ([he] will see), adakkha ([he] saw).
What is the purpose of saying “vā” (optionally)? To allow an exception to this rule such as in the following example: addasa ([he] saw).
Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.
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