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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 1 of 8

§7

Vaggā pañcapañcaso mantā

The [groups of] five by five, ending in ‘ma’, are grouped.

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7. 9. Vaggā pañcapañcaso mantā (7)

[Vaggā + pañcapañcaso + ma-antā = 3 words]

Tesaṃ kho byañjanānaṃ kakārādayo makārantā pañcapañcaso akkharavanto vaggā (grouped (groups of five)) nāma honti.

Taṃ yathā? ka kha ga gha ṅa; ca cha ja jha ña; ṭa ṭha ḍa ḍha ṇa; ta tha da dha na; pa pha ba bha ma. Iti vaggā nāma.

Tena kvattho? Vaggantaṃ vā vagge.

The [groups of] five by five, ending in ‘ma’, are grouped.
Of those consonants, the letters beginning with ‘ka’ and ending with ‘ma’, that are divided into five groups of five letters, are called “grouped”.
Which are these? ka kha ga gha ṅa; ca cha ja jha ña; ṭa ṭha ḍa ḍha ṇa; ta tha da dha na; pa pha ba bha ma. These are called “grouped”.
What is the benefit of that [calling them “grouped”]? [It is beneficial in suttas such as] “Vaggantaṃ vā vagge” (§31).

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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.