Uttam okāro

[There is] the state of ‘u’ of the letter ‘o’.

Kaccāyana 511
Rūpasiddhi 521
Saddanīti 1024
Ākhyāta-Kappa · Catuttha-Kaṇḍa

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511. 521. Uttam okāro (1024)

[Uttaṃ + okāro = 2 words]

Okārapaccayo uttam āpajjate vā.

Kurute (Khu. i, 241), karoti (M. i, 10).

Okāro ti kimatthaṃ? Hoti.

[There is] the state of ‘u’ of the letter ‘o’.

Optionally, the suffix ‘o’ becomes ‘u’.

Examples

Kurute, karoti ([he] does).

What is the purpose of saying “okāro” (the letter ‘o’)? To prevent the operation of this rule when there is not the letter ‘o’ such as in the following example: hoti ([he] is).

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