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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8

§93

Sabbassa vā aṃ-sesu

Optionally, when ‘aṃ’ and ‘sa’ follow, [there is ‘a’] of the whole [‘ntu’].

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93. 106. Sabbassa vā aṃ-sesu (251)

[Sabbassa + vā + aṃ-sesu = 3 words]

Sabbass’ eva ntupaccayassa attaṃ hoti vā aṃ sa icc etesu.

Satimaṃ bhikkhuṃ, satimantaṃ bhikkhuṃ vā. Bandhumaṃ rājānaṃ, bandhumantaṃ rājānaṃ vā (D. ii, 14). Satimassa bhikkhuno, satimato bhikkhuno vā. Bandhumassa rañño (D. ii, 6) suṅkaṃ. Bandhumato rañño (D. ii, 13) vā suṅkaṃ deti.

Etesv iti kimatthaṃ? Satimā bhikkhu. Bandhumā rājā.

Optionally, when ‘aṃ’ and ‘sa’ follow, [there is ‘a’] of the whole [‘ntu’].
Optionally, when ‘aṃ’ and ‘sa’ follow, there is ‘a’ of the whole suffix ‘ntu’.
Examples
  1. Satimaṃ = satimantu + aṃ (‘ntu’ becomes ‘a’ (§93); ‘a’ is elided (§83); ‘aṃ’ becomes ‘ṃ’ (§82)).
  2. Satimassa = satimantu + sa (‘ntu’ becomes ‘a’ (§93); ‘a’ is elided (§83); ‘s’ is inserted (§61)).

What is the purpose of saying “when these follow”? [This sutta does not apply when ‘aṃ’ and ‘sa’ do not follow, such as in] satimā bhikkhu, bandhumā rājā.

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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.