Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 1 of 8
Puthass u byañjane
When a consonant follows, ‘u’ of [the end of] “putha”.
- Kaccāyana 49
- Rūpasiddhi 44
- Saddanīti 129
- Sandhi-Kappa · Pañcama-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →49. 44. Puthass u byañjane (129)
Putha icc etassa anto saro byañjane pare ukāro hoti.
Puthujjano (D. i, 3), puthubhūtaṃ (D. ii, 89). Antaggahaṇena aputhassāpi sare pare antassa ukāro hoti. Manuññaṃ (Khu. ii, 119).
Puthujjano: putha jano; puth a jano (§10); puth u jano (§49); puth u jjano (§28); puthujjano (§11).
Puthubhūtaṃ: putha bhūtaṃ; puth a bhūtaṃ (§10); puth u bhūtaṃ (§49); puthubhūtaṃ (§11).
Extension by “anta”: By taking “anta” (antaggahaṇena), when a vowel follows, there is also the substitution of the end vowel of words other than “putha” by the letter ‘u’.
Manuññaṃ: mano aññaṃ; man o aññaṃ (§10); man u aññaṃ (“anta” of §49); man u ññaṃ (§13); manuññaṃ (§11).
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