Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8
Am-ā pato smiṃ-smānaṃ vā
Optionally, after ‘pa’, ‘aṃ’ and ‘ā’ of ‘smiṃ’ and ‘smā’.
- Kaccāyana 68
- Rūpasiddhi 184
- Saddanīti 216
- Nāma-Kappa · Paṭhama-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →68. 184. Am-ā pato smiṃ-smānaṃ vā (216)
Pa icc etasmā smiṃ smā icc etesaṃ aṃ-ā ādesā honti vā yathāsaṅkhyaṃ.
Matyaṃ, matiyaṃ, matyā (Khu. vi, 39), matiyā. Nikatyaṃ, nikatiyaṃ (Khu. vi, 39), nikatyā (Khu. v, 9), nikatiyā. Vikatyaṃ, vikatiyaṃ, vikatyā, vikatiyā. Viratyaṃ, viratiyaṃ, viratyā, viratiyā. Ratyaṃ, ratiyaṃ, ratyā (Khu. vi, 315), ratiyā. Puthabyaṃ, puthaviyaṃ, puthabyā, puthaviyā. Pavatyaṃ, pavatyā, pavattiyaṃ, pavattiyā.
- Matyaṃ = mati + smiṃ (‘i’ of “mati” is named ‘pa’ (§59); ‘smiṃ’ is substituted by ‘aṃ’ (§68); ‘i’ of “mati” is substituted by ‘y’ (§72)).
- Matyā = mati + smā (‘i’ of “mati” is named ‘pa’ (§59); ‘smā’ is substituted by ‘ā’ (§68); ‘i’ of “mati” is substituted by ‘y’ (§72)).
- The formation of the rest of the examples is similar to the previous ones.
Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.
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