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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 6 of 8

§507

Asabbadhātuke bhū

In the [inflections] “asabbadhātuka”, [there is] “bhū”.

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507. 501. Asabbadhātuke bhū (1020)

[Asabbadhātuke + bhū = 2 words]

Asass’ eva dhātussa bhū hoti vā asabbadhātuke.

Bhavissati (M. i, 10), bhavissanti (M. i, 52).

Vā ti kimatthaṃ? Āsuṃ.

In the [inflections] “asabbadhātuka”, [there is] “bhū”.
Optionally, in the [inflections called] “asabbadhātuka”, there is ‘bhū’ of the root “asa”.
  1. Bhavissati ([he] will be), bhavissanti ([they] will be).

What is the purpose of saying “vā” (optionally)? To allow an exception to this rule such as in the following example: āsuṃ ([they] were).

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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.