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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 6 of 8

§514

E aya

[There is] ‘aya’ of ‘e’.

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514. 491. E aya (1028)

[E + aya = 2 words]

Ekārassa dhātvantassa sare pare ayādeso hoti.

Nayati, jayati (Khu. v, 354).

[There is] ‘aya’ of ‘e’.
When a vowel follows, there is the substitution ‘aya’ of the letter ‘e’ which is the end of the root.
Examples
  1. Nayati ([he] leads), jayati ([he] conquers).

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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.