Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 6 of 8
Hotissar’ eh’-oh’-e bhavissantimhi ssassa ca
There are ‘eha’, ‘oha’ and ‘e’ of the vowel of “hū” when [the inflection] “bhavissantī” follows, and [there is elision] of ‘ssa’.
- Kaccāyana 480
- Rūpasiddhi 490
- Saddanīti 961
- Ākhyāta-Kappa · Tatiya-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →480. 490. Hotissar’ eh’-oh’-e bhavissantimhi ssassa ca (961)
Hū icc etassa dhātussa saro eha-oha-ettam āpajjate bhavissantimhi, ssassa ca lopo hoti vā.
Hehiti, hehinti; hohiti, hohinti; heti, henti. Hehissati, hehissanti; hohissati, hohissanti; hessati (Khu. iii, 25), hessanti.
Hū ti kimatthaṃ? Bhavissati (VinA. i, 5), bhavissanti (M. i, 52).
Bhavissantimhī ti kimatthaṃ? Hoti.
- Hehiti, hohiti, heti ([he] will be); hehinti, hohinti, henti ([they] will be).
- Hehissati, hohissati, hessati ([he] will be); hehissanti, hohissanti, hessanti ([they] will be).
What is the purpose of saying “hū”? To prevent the operation of this rule when there is not “hū” such as in the following examples: bhavissati ([he] will be), bhavissanti ([they] will be).
What is the purpose of saying “bhavissantimhi” (in the future)? To prevent the operation of this rule when there is not the “bhavissantī” such as in the following example: hoti ([he] is).
Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.
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