Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 6 of 8
Karass’ ākāro ca
And the letter ‘a’ of “kara”.
- Kaccāyana 512
- Rūpasiddhi 522
- Saddanīti 1025
- Ākhyāta-Kappa · Catuttha-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →512. 522. Karass’ ākāro ca (1025)
Kara icc etassa dhātussa akāro uttam āpajjate vā.
Kurute (Khu. i, 241), karoti (M. i, 10); kubbanti (Khu. v, 398); kayirati.
Karasse ti kimatthaṃ? Sarati (Khu. i, 8), marati (Khu. vii, 92).
- Kurute, karoti ([he] does); kubbanti ([they] do); kayirati ([he] does).
What is the purpose of saying “karassa” (of “kara”)? To prevent the operation of this rule when there is not “kara” such as in the following examples: sarati ([he] remembers), marati ([he] dies).
Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.
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