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2. Nāmakappa (Noun chapter): Pañcamakaṇḍa (Fifth Section) (§247–§270)

§247 (261): Tvādayo vibhattisaññāyo (to and the rest are named vibhatti) rūḷhī

Section titled “§247 (261): Tvādayo vibhattisaññāyo (to and the rest are named vibhatti) rūḷhī ”

Toādi yesaṃ paccayānaṃ, te honti tvādayo.

Te paccayā tvādayo vibhattisaññāva daṭṭhabbā.

Sabbato, yato, tato, kuto, ato, ito, sabbadā, yadā, tadā, kadā, idha, idāni.

Those suffixes (paccaya) of which to is the first are tvādayo (“to and the rest”). These suffixes, to and the rest, are to be regarded as bearing the very name vibhatti (inflection).


§248 (260): Kvaci to pañcamyatthe (Sometimes to in the sense of the fifth form) apavada

Section titled “§248 (260): Kvaci to pañcamyatthe (Sometimes to in the sense of the fifth form) apavada ”

Kvaci topaccayo hoti pañcamyatthe.

Sabbato, yato, tato, kuto, ato, ito.

Kvacīti kimatthaṃ?

Sabbasmā, imasmā.

Sometimes the suffix to is used in the sense of the fifth form ⑤.


§249 (266): Tratha sattamiyā sabbanāmehi (tra, tha after pronouns in the sense of the seventh form) apavada

Section titled “§249 (266): Tratha sattamiyā sabbanāmehi (tra, tha after pronouns in the sense of the seventh form) apavada ”

Trathaiccete paccayā honti sattamyatthe sabba nāmehi.

Sabbatra, sabbattha, yatra, yattha, tatra, tattha.

The suffixes tra and tha are used after pronouns in the sense of the seventh form ⑦.


§250 (268): Sabbato dhi (dhi after sabba, sometimes) apavada

Section titled “§250 (268): Sabbato dhi (dhi after sabba, sometimes) apavada ”

Sabbaiccetasmā dhipaccayo hoti kvaci sattamyatthe.

Sabbadhi, sabbasmiṃ.

After sabba the suffix dhi is sometimes used in the sense of the seventh form ⑦.


§251 (269): Kiṃ smā vo (va after kiṃ) apavada

Section titled “§251 (269): Kiṃ smā vo (va after kiṃ) apavada ”

Kimiccetasmā vapaccayo hoti sattamyatthe.

Kva gatosi tvaṃ1 devānaṃpiyatissa.

After kiṃ the suffix va is used in the sense of the seventh form ⑦.2


§252 (271): Hiṃhaṃhiñcanaṃ (hiṃ, haṃ, hiñcanaṃ after kiṃ) apavada

Section titled “§252 (271): Hiṃhaṃhiñcanaṃ (hiṃ, haṃ, hiñcanaṃ after kiṃ) apavada ”

Kimiccetasmā hiṃhaṃhiñcanaṃiccete paccayā honti sattamyatthe.

Kuhiṃ, kuhaṃ3, kuhiñcanaṃ.

After kiṃ the suffixes hiṃ, haṃ and hiñcanaṃ are used in the sense of the seventh form ⑦.


§253 (273): Tamhā ca (And after ta: hiṃ, haṃ) apavada

Section titled “§253 (273): Tamhā ca (And after ta: hiṃ, haṃ) apavada ”

Tamhā ca hiṃ4 haṃiccete paccayā honti sattamyatthe.

Tahiṃ, tahaṃ.

Caggahaṇaṃ hiñcanaggahaṇanivattanatthaṃ.

And after ta the suffixes hiṃ and haṃ are used in the sense of the seventh form ⑦.

The word ca is for turning back (nivattana) the word hiñcanaṃ.


§254 (274): Imasmā hadhā ca (And after ima: ha, dha) apavada

Section titled “§254 (274): Imasmā hadhā ca (And after ima: ha, dha) apavada ”

Imasmā hadhaiccete paccayā honti sattamyatthe.

Iha, idha.

Caggahaṇamavadhāraṇatthaṃ.

After ima the suffixes ha and dha are used in the sense of the seventh form ⑦.

The word ca is for restriction (avadhāraṇa).


§255 (275): Yato hiṃ (hiṃ after ya) apavada

Section titled “§255 (275): Yato hiṃ (hiṃ after ya) apavada ”

Tasmā yato hiṃpaccayo hoti sattamyatthe.

Yahiṃ.

After that ya the suffix hiṃ is used in the sense of the seventh form ⑦.


§256 (0): Kāle (kāle “in the sense of time”: a governing heading) sīhagatika

Section titled “§256 (0): Kāle (kāle “in the sense of time”: a governing heading) sīhagatika ”

‘‘Kāle’’iccetaṃ adhikāratthaṃ veditabbaṃ.

This [word] kāle is to be understood as having the sense of a governing rule (adhikāra).5


§257 (276): Kiṃsabbaññekayakuhi dādācanaṃ (dā, dācanaṃ after kiṃ, sabba, añña, eka, ya, ku) apavada

Section titled “§257 (276): Kiṃsabbaññekayakuhi dādācanaṃ (dā, dācanaṃ after kiṃ, sabba, añña, eka, ya, ku) apavada ”

Kiṃ sabbaañña eka ya kuiccetehi dā dācanaṃiccete paccayā honti kāle sattamyatthe.

Kadā, sabbadā, aññadā, ekadā, yadā, kudācanaṃ.

After kiṃ, sabba, añña, eka, ya and ku the suffixes dā and dācanaṃ are used in the sense of the seventh form ⑦, of time.


§258 (278): Tamhā dāni ca (And after ta: dāni, dā) apavada

Section titled “§258 (278): Tamhā dāni ca (And after ta: dāni, dā) apavada ”

Taiccetasmā dāni dāiccete paccayā honti, kāle sattamyatthe.

Tadāni, tadā.

Caggahaṇamanukaḍḍhanatthaṃ.

After ta the suffixes dāni and dā are used in the sense of the seventh form ⑦, of time.

The word ca is for drawing along (anukaḍḍhana).


§259 (279): Imasmā rahidhunādāni ca (And after ima: rahi, dhunā, dāni) apavada

Section titled “§259 (279): Imasmā rahidhunādāni ca (And after ima: rahi, dhunā, dāni) apavada ”

Imasmā rahi dhunā dāniiccete paccayā honti kāle sattamyatthe.

Etarahi6, adhunā, idāni.

Caggahaṇamanukaḍḍhanatthaṃ.

After ima the suffixes rahi, dhunā and dāni are used in the sense of the seventh form ⑦, of time.

The word ca is for drawing along (anukaḍḍhana).7


§260 (277): Sabbassa so dāmhi vā (Optionally sa for sabba before dā) apavada

Section titled “§260 (277): Sabbassa so dāmhi vā (Optionally sa for sabba before dā) apavada ”

Sabbaiccetassa sakārādeso hoti vā dāmhi paccaye pare.

Sadā, sabbadā.

Optionally, sabba is replaced by the letter sa when the suffix dā follows.


§261 (369): Avaṇṇo ye lopañca (a/ā elided before the suffix ya) apavada

Section titled “§261 (369): Avaṇṇo ye lopañca (a/ā elided before the suffix ya) apavada ”

Avaṇṇo ye paccaye pare lopamāpajjate.

Bāhussaccaṃ, paṇḍiccaṃ, vepullaṃ, kāruññaṃ, kosallaṃ, sāmaññaṃ, sohajjaṃ.

The a-vowel (a or ā) undergoes elision when the suffix ya follows.8


§262 (391): Vuḍḍhassa jo iyiṭṭhesu (ja for vuḍḍha before iya, iṭṭha) apavada

Section titled “§262 (391): Vuḍḍhassa jo iyiṭṭhesu (ja for vuḍḍha before iya, iṭṭha) apavada ”

Sabbasseva vuḍḍhasaddassa joādeso hoti iya iṭṭhaiccetesu paccayesu.

Jeyyo, jeṭṭho.

The whole of the word vuḍḍha (“old”, “senior”) is replaced by ja when the suffixes iya and iṭṭha follow.


§263 (392): Pasatthassa so ca (sa, and ja, for pasattha) apavada

Section titled “§263 (392): Pasatthassa so ca (sa, and ja, for pasattha) apavada ”

Sabbasseva pasatthasaddassa soādeso hoti, jādeso ca iyaiṭṭhaiccetesu paccayesu.

Seyyo, seṭṭho, jeyyo, jeṭṭho.

The whole of the word pasattha (“praised”, “excellent”) is replaced by sa, and also by ja, when the suffixes iya and iṭṭha follow.9


§264 (393): Antikassa nedo (neda for antika) apavada

Section titled “§264 (393): Antikassa nedo (neda for antika) apavada ”

Sabbassa antikasaddassa nedādeso hoti iya iṭṭhaiccetesu paccayesu.

Nediyo, nediṭṭho.

The whole of the word antika (“near”) is replaced by neda when the suffixes iya and iṭṭha follow.


§265 (394): Bāḷhassa sādho (sādha for bāḷha) apavada

Section titled “§265 (394): Bāḷhassa sādho (sādha for bāḷha) apavada ”

Sabbassa bāḷhasaddassa sādhādeso hoti iya iṭṭhaiccetesu paccayesu.

Sādhiyo, sādhiṭṭho.

The whole of the word bāḷha (“strong”, “intense”) is replaced by sādha when the suffixes iya and iṭṭha follow.


§266 (395): Appassa kaṇa (kaṇa for appa) apavada

Section titled “§266 (395): Appassa kaṇa (kaṇa for appa) apavada ”

Sabbassa appasaddassa kaṇa ādeso hoti iya iṭṭhaiccetesu paccayesu.

Kaṇiyo, kaṇiṭṭho.

The whole of the word appa (“little”, “few”) is replaced by kaṇa when the suffixes iya and iṭṭha follow.


§267 (396): Yuvānañca (And [kaṇa] for yuva) apavada

Section titled “§267 (396): Yuvānañca (And [kaṇa] for yuva) apavada ”

Sabbassa yuvasaddassa kaṇa ādeso hoti iya iṭṭhaiccetesu paccayesu.

Kaniyo, kaniṭṭho.

Caggahaṇamanukaḍḍhanatthaṃ.

The whole of the word yuva (“young”) is replaced by kaṇa when the suffixes iya and iṭṭha follow.

The word ca is for drawing along (anukaḍḍhana).


§268 (397): Vantu mantu vīnañca lopo (vantu, mantu, vī elided before iya, iṭṭha) apavada

Section titled “§268 (397): Vantu mantu vīnañca lopo (vantu, mantu, vī elided before iya, iṭṭha) apavada ”

Vantumantuvīiccetesaṃ paccayānaṃ lopo hoti iyaiṭṭhaiccetesu paccayesu.

Guṇiyo, guṇiṭṭho, satiyo, satiṭṭho, medhiyo, medhiṭṭho.

The suffixes vantu, mantu and vī are elided when the suffixes iya and iṭṭha follow.


§269 (41): Yavataṃ ta la ṇa dakārānaṃ byañjanāni ca la ña jakārattaṃ (t, l, ṇ, d with y become c, l, ñ, j) apavada

Section titled “§269 (41): Yavataṃ ta la ṇa dakārānaṃ byañjanāni ca la ña jakārattaṃ (t, l, ṇ, d with y become c, l, ñ, j) apavada ”

Yakāravantānaṃ ta la ṇa dakārānaṃ byañjanāni ca la ña jakārattamāpajjante yathāsaṅkhyaṃ.

Bāhussaccaṃ, paṇḍiccaṃ, vepullaṃ, kāruññaṃ, kosallaṃ, nepuññaṃ, sāmaññaṃ, sohajjaṃ.

Ya va tamiti kimatthaṃ?

Tiṇadalaṃ.

Ta la ṇa dakārānamiti kimatthaṃ?

Ālasyaṃ, ārogyaṃ.

Byañjanānamiti kimatthaṃ?

Maccunā.

Kāraggahaṇaṃ kimatthaṃ?

Yakārassa makārādesañāpanatthaṃ.

Opammaṃ.

The consonants t, l, ṇ and d that have a y become c, l, ñ and j respectively.10


§270 (120): Amha tumha ntu rāja brahmatta sakha satthu pitādīhi smā nāva (After amha, tumha, ntu, rāja, brahma, atta, sakha, satthu, pitu etc., smā has the form of nā) apavada

Section titled “§270 (120): Amha tumha ntu rāja brahmatta sakha satthu pitādīhi smā nāva (After amha, tumha, ntu, rāja, brahma, atta, sakha, satthu, pitu etc., smā has the form of nā) apavada ”

Amha tumhanturāja brahma atta sakha satthu pituiccevamādīhi smāvacanaṃ nāva daṭṭhabbaṃ.

Mayā, tayā, guṇavatā, raññā, brahmunā, attanā, sakhinā, satthārā, pitarā, mātarā, bhātarā, dhītarā, kattārā, vattārā.

Etehīti kimatthaṃ?

Purisā.

After amha, tumha, ntu, rāja, brahma, atta, sakha, satthu, pitu and the like, the inflection smā ⑤⨀ is to be regarded as just like nā ③⨀.


Iti nāmakappe pañcamo kaṇḍo.

Thus ends the fifth section of the nāma chapter.


Nāmakappo niṭṭhito.

The nāma chapter is finished.


  1. CST4 prints tva; the vutti of §227 quotes the same sentence with tvaṃ. ↩

  2. S2 and T, as Malai (1997) reports, add kvaci to the vutti with the counter-example Kvacīti kimatthaṃ? Kasmiṃ gato'si, and two manuscripts add ca to the sutta; the CST has neither. ↩

  3. CST4 prints kulaṃ; the suffix is haṃ. ↩

  4. CST4 prints hi haṃ; the suffix is hiṃ, as tahiṃ shows. ↩

  5. Nandisena (2005) renders adhikāratthaṃ “for dragging”; the Pāḷi says adhikāra, a governing heading read forward into the rules that follow. ↩

  6. CST4 prints Terahi; the form the rules give is etarahi. ↩

  7. Senart’s edition names the suffix dā as what the ca draws along (dāpaccayānukaḍḍhanatthaṃ) and S1 names dāni; the CST names nothing, and T omits the sentence. Malai (1997) suggests the sutta originally read Imasmā rahi dhunā ca, without dāni. ↩

  8. Senart’s edition closes the vutti Casaddaggahaṇaṃ vāggahaṇanivattanatthaṃ, absent from the CST, and Malai (1997) translates it, “the force of ca consists in preventing the supply of vā here from the preceding rule”. ↩

  9. Nandisena (2005) renders only sa for pasattha; the Pāḷi adds jādeso ca. Senart’s edition and Malai (1997) spell the word pasaṭṭha; the CST’s pasattha is kept. ↩

  10. Senart’s edition reads the dental na (ta la na dakārānaṃ) in sutta and vutti for the CST’s retroflex ṇa, and Malai (1997) translates “ta, la, na and da”; the CST is kept. Senart’s vutti also glosses kāra more fully, Yakārassa sakāra-bhakāra-makārādesaṃ saññāpanatthaṃ, with porissaṃ and osabbhaṃ beside opammaṃ. ↩