Isu-yamūnam anto ccho vā

Optionally, the end of “isu” and “yamu” [becomes] ‘ccha’.

Kaccāyana 522
Rūpasiddhi 476
Saddanīti 1035
Ākhyāta-Kappa · Catuttha-Kaṇḍa

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522. 476. Isu-yamūnam anto ccho vā (1035)

[Isu-yamūnaṃ + anto + ccho + vā = 4 words]

Isu yamu icc etesaṃ dhātūnaṃ anto ccho hoti vā.

Icchati (Khu. i, 55), niyacchati.

Vā ti kimatthaṃ? Esati (DAA. iii, 190), niyamati.

Optionally, the end of “isu” and “yamu” [becomes] ‘ccha’.

Optionally, the end of the roots “isu” and “yamu” becomes ‘ccha’.

Examples

Icchati ([he] wishes), niyacchati ([he] regulates).

What is the purpose of saying “vā” (optionally)? To allow an exception to this rule such as in the following examples: esati ([he] seeks), niyamati ([he] determines).

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