Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 6 of 8
Dhātuss’ anto lopo ’nekasarassa
[There is] elision of the final [letter] of the root which does not have only one vowel.
- Kaccāyana 521
- Rūpasiddhi 425
- Saddanīti 1034
- Ākhyāta-Kappa · Catuttha-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →521. 425. Dhātuss’ anto lopo ’nekasarassa (1034)
Dhātussa anto kvaci lopo hoti anekasarassa.
Gacchati, sarati, marati.
Anekasarasse ti kimatthaṃ? Pāti, yāti (Khu. v, 113), vāti (Khu. v, 126).
Kvacī ti kimatthaṃ? Mahīyati, mathīyati.
- Gacchati ([he] goes), sarati ([he] remembers), marati ([he] dies).
What is the purpose of saying “anekasarassa” (which does not have only one vowel)? To prevent the operation of this rule when the root has only one vowel such as in the following examples: pāti ([he] protects), yāti ([he] goes), vāti ([he] blows).
What is the purpose of saying “kvaci” (sometimes)? To allow an exception to this rule such as in the following examples: mahīyati (is honored), mathīyati (is churned).
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