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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 6 of 8

§484

Ghaṭādīnaṃ vā

Optionally, [also] of “ghaṭa” and others.

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484. 542. Ghaṭādīnaṃ vā (974)

[Ghaṭa-ādīnaṃ + vā = 2 words]

Ghaṭādīnaṃ dhātūnaṃ asaṃyogantānaṃ vuddhi hoti vā kārite.

Ghāṭeti (Vin. ii, 295), ghaṭeti (Vin. ii, 295); ghāṭayati, ghaṭayati; ghāṭāpeti, ghaṭāpeti; ghāṭāpayati, ghaṭāpayati; gāmeti, gameti; gāmayati, gamayati; gāmāpeti, gamāpeti; gāmāpayati, gamāpayati.

Ghaṭādīnam iti kimatthaṃ? Kāreti.

Optionally, [also] of “ghaṭa” and others.
Optionally, in the causative, there is strengthening of the roots “ghaṭa” and others that do not end in a conjunct consonant.
Examples
  1. Ghāṭeti, ghaṭeti; ghāṭayati, ghaṭayati; ghāṭāpeti, ghaṭāpeti; ghāṭāpayati, ghaṭāpayati ([he] causes to try).
  2. Gāmeti, gameti; gāmayati, gamayati; gāmāpeti, gamāpeti; gāmāpayati, gamāpayati ([he] causes to go).

What is the purpose of saying “ghaṭādīnaṃ” (of “ghaṭa” and others)? To prevent the operation of this rule when there is not “ghaṭa” and others, such as in the following example: kāreti ([he] causes to do).

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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.