Akārāgamo hiyyattanī-ajjatanī-kālātipattīsu

[There is] insertion of the letter ‘a’ when [the inflections] “hiyyattanī”, “ajjatanī” and “kālātipatti” follow.

Kaccāyana 519
Rūpasiddhi 457
Saddanīti 1032
Ākhyāta-Kappa · Catuttha-Kaṇḍa

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519. 457. Akārāgamo hiyyattanī-ajjatanī-kālātipattīsu (1032)

[Akāra-āgamo + hiyyattanī, ajjatanī-kālātipattīsu = 2 words]

Kvaci akārāgamo hoti hiyyattanī-ajjatanī-kālātipatti icc etāsu vibhattīsu.

Agamā, agamī, agamissā.

Kvacī ti kimatthaṃ? Gamā, gamī, gamissā.

[There is] insertion of the letter ‘a’ when [the inflections] “hiyyattanī”, “ajjatanī” and “kālātipatti” follow.

Sometimes, when the inflections “hiyyattanī”, “ajjatanī” and “kālātipatti” follow, there is insertion of the letter ‘a’.

Examples

Agamā, agamī ([he] went); agamissā ([he] should have gone).

What is the purpose of saying “kvaci” (sometimes)? To allow an exception to this rule such as in the following examples: gamā, gamī ([he] went); gamissā ([he] should have gone).

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Where it is cited

The verb — ākhyāta §519

Drafts

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Analysis following Visuddhāyuṃ → draft

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