Sabbatthāsass’ ādilopo ca

And everywhere [there is] elision of the initial [letter] of “asa”.

Kaccāyana 506
Rūpasiddhi 496
Saddanīti 1019
Ākhyāta-Kappa · Catuttha-Kaṇḍa

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506. 496. Sabbatthāsass’ ādilopo ca (1019)

[Sabbattha + asassa + ādilopo + ca = 4 words]

Sabbattha vibhattipaccayesu asa icc etassa dhātussa ādissa lopo hoti vā.

Siyā (M. i, 62), santi (Khu. i, 54), sante (Khu. ii, 216), samāno (Khu. vi, 234).

Vā ti kimatthaṃ? Asi (Khu. vi, 157).

And everywhere [there is] elision of the initial [letter] of “asa”.

Optionally, when all inflections and suffixes follow, there is elision of the initial [letter] of the root “asa”.

Examples

Siyā (may be), santi, sante ([they] are), samāno (being).

What is the purpose of saying “vā” (optionally)? To allow an exception to this rule such as in the following example: asi (you are).

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