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5. Taddhitakappa (Secondary derivation chapter)

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The taddhita chapter gives the suffixes added to nouns to form new nouns — of descent, relation, possession, abstraction, comparison, number — and the sound changes that accompany them.

§344 (361): Vāṇa’pacce (Optionally ṇa in the sense of offspring) apavada

Section titled “§344 (361): Vāṇa’pacce (Optionally ṇa in the sense of offspring) apavada ”

Ṇapaccayo hoti vā ‘‘tassāpacca’’ miccetasmiṃ atthe.

Vasiṭṭhassa apaccaṃ vāsiṭṭho, vasiṭṭhassa apaccaṃ vā, vasiṭṭhassa apaccaṃ vāsiṭṭhī, vasiṭṭhassa apaccaṃ vāsiṭṭhaṃ. Evaṃ bhāradvājo, bhāradvājī, bhāradvājaṃ. Gotamo, gotamī, gotamaṃ. Vāsudevo, vāsudevī, vāsudevaṃ. Bāladevo, bāladevī, bāladevaṃ. Vesāmitto, vesāmittī vesāmittaṃ.1

The suffix ṇa is optionally used in the sense “his offspring” (tassa apaccaṃ).


§345 (366): Ṇāyana ṇāna vacchādito (ṇāyana, ṇāna after vaccha and the like) apavada

Section titled “§345 (366): Ṇāyana ṇāna vacchādito (ṇāyana, ṇāna after vaccha and the like) apavada ”

Tasmā vacchādito gottagaṇato ṇāyanaṇānapaccayā honti vā ‘‘tassāpacca’’miccetasmiṃ atthe.

Vacchassa apaccaṃvacchāyano, vacchāno, vacchassa apaccaṃ vā, vacchassa apaccaṃ vacchāyanī, vacchānī, vacchassa apaccaṃ vacchāyanaṃ, vacchānaṃ. Sakaṭassa apaccaṃ sākaṭāyano, sākaṭāno, sakaṭassa apaccaṃ vā, sākaṭāyanī, sā kaṭānī, sākaṭāyanaṃ, sākaṭānaṃ. Evaṃ kaṇhāyano, kaṇhāno, kaṇhassa apaccaṃ vā. Kaṇhāyanī, kaṇhānī, kaṇhāyanaṃ, kaṇhānaṃ. Aggivessāyano, aggivessāno, aggivessāyanī, aggivessānī, aggivessāyanaṃ, aggivessānaṃ. Gacchāyano, gacchāno, gacchāyanī, gacchānī, gacchāyanaṃ, gacchānaṃ. Kappāyano, kappāno, kappāyanī, kappānī, kappāyanaṃ, kappānaṃ. Moggallāyano, moggallāno, moggallāyanī, moggallānī, moggallāyanaṃ, moggallānaṃ. Muñcāyano, muñcāno, muñcāyanī, muñcānī, muñcāyanaṃ, muñcānaṃ.2 Saṅghāyano, saṅghāno, saṅghāyanī, saṅghānī, saṅghāyanaṃ, saṅghānaṃ. Lomāyano, lomāno, lomāyanī, lomānī, lomāyanaṃ, lomānaṃ, sākamāyano, sākamāno, sākamāyanī, sākamānī, sākamāyanaṃ, sākamānaṃ. Nārāyano, nārāno, nārāyanī, nārānī, nārāyanaṃ, nārānaṃ. Corāyanocorāno, corāyanī, corānī, corāyanaṃ, corānaṃ, āvasālāyano, āvasālāno, āvasālāyanī, āvasālānī, āvasālāyanaṃ, āvasālānaṃ. Dvepāyano, dvepāno, dvepāyanī, dvepānī, dvepāyanaṃ, dvepānaṃ. Kuñcāyano, kuñcāno, kuñcāyanī, kuñcānī, kuñcāyanaṃ, kuñcānaṃ. Kaccāyano, kaccāno, kaccāyanī, kaccānī, kaccāyanaṃ, kaccānaṃ.

After that group of clan names, vaccha and the like, the suffixes ṇāyana and ṇāna are optionally used in the sense “his offspring”.


§346 (367): Ṇeyyo kattikādīhi (ṇeyya after kattikā and the like) apavada

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Tehi gottagaṇehi kattikādīhi ṇeyyapaccayo hoti vā ‘‘tassāpacca’’miccetasmiṃ atthe.

Kattikāya apaccaṃ kattikeyyo, kattikāya apaccaṃ vā. Evaṃ venateyyo, rohiṇeyyo, gaṅgeyyo, kaddameyyo, nādeyyo, āleyyo, āheyyo3, kāmeyyo, suciyā apaccaṃ soceyyo, sāleyyo, bāleyyo, māleyyo, kāleyyo.

After those groups of clan names, kattikā and the like, the suffix ṇeyya is optionally used in the sense “his offspring”.4


§347 (368): Ato ṇi vā (Optionally ṇi after a lemma in a) apavada

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Tasmā akārato ṇipaccayo hoti vā ‘‘tassāpacca’’miccetasmiṃ atthe.

Dakkhassa apaccaṃ dakkhi, dakkhassa apaccaṃ vā. Duṇassa apaccaṃ doṇi, duṇassa apaccaṃ vā, evaṃ vāsavi, sakyaputti, nāṭaputti, dāsaputti, dāsavi, vāruṇi, gaṇḍi, bāladevi, pāvaki, jenadatti, buddhi, dhammi, saṅghi, kappi, anuruddhi.5

Vāti vikappanatthena ṇikapaccayo hoti ‘‘tassāpacca’’miccetasmiṃ atthe. Sakyaputtassa apaccaṃ sakyaputtiko. Evaṃ nāṭaputtiko, jenadattiko.

After that letter a, the suffix ṇi is optionally used in the sense “his offspring”.

By the word vā, which has the sense of an option, the suffix ṇika is used in the sense “his offspring”.


§348 (371): Ṇavo’ pakvādīhi (ṇava after upaku and the like) apavada

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Upakuiccevamādīhi ṇavapaccayo hoti vā ‘‘tassāpacca’’miccetasmiṃ atthe.

Upakussa apaccaṃ opakavo6, upakussa apaccaṃ vā. Manuno apaccaṃ mānavo, manuno apaccaṃ vā. Bhaggussa apaccaṃ bhaggavo, bhaggussa apaccaṃ vā, paṇḍussa apaccaṃ paṇḍavo, paṇḍussa apaccaṃ vā, bahussa apaccaṃ bāhavo, bahussa apaccaṃ vā.

After upaku and the like, the suffix ṇava is optionally used in the sense “his offspring”.


§349 (372): Ṇera vidhavādito (ṇera after vidhavā and the like) apavada

Section titled “§349 (372): Ṇera vidhavādito (ṇera after vidhavā and the like) apavada ”

Tasmā vidhavādito ṇerapaccayo hoti vā ‘‘tassāpacca’’miccetasmiṃ atthe.

Vidhavāya apaccaṃ vedhavero, vidhavāya apaccaṃ vā. Bandhukiyā apaccaṃ bandhukero, bandhukiyā apaccaṃ vā. Samaṇassa apaccaṃ sāmaṇero, samaṇassa apaccaṃ vā. Evaṃ sāmaṇerī, sāmaṇeraṃ, nāḷikero, nāḷikerī, nāḷikeraṃ.

After that [lemma], vidhavā and the like, the suffix ṇera is optionally used in the sense “his offspring”.


§350 (373): Yena vā saṃsaṭṭhaṃ tarati carati vahati ṇiko (ṇika for “mixed with”, “crosses by”, “goes by”, “carries by” that) apavada

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Yena vā saṃsaṭṭhaṃ, yena vā tarati, yena vā carati, yena vā vahati iccetesvatthesu ṇikapaccayo hoti vā.

Tilena saṃsaṭṭhaṃ bhojanaṃ telikaṃ, tilena saṃsaṭṭhaṃ vā. Evaṃ goḷikaṃ, ghātikaṃ.

Nāvāya taratīti nāviko, nāvāya tarati vā. Evaṃ oḷumpiko.

Sakaṭena caratīti sākaṭiko, sakaṭena carati vā. Evaṃ pattiko, daṇḍiko, dhammiko, pādiko.

Sīsena vahatīti sīsiko, sīsena vahati vā. Aṃsena vahatīti aṃsiko, aṃsena vahati vā. Evaṃ khandhiko, aṅguliko.

Vāti vikappanatthena aññesupi ṇikapaccayo hoti. Rājagahe vasatīti rājagahiko, rājagahe vasati vā. Rājagahe jāto rājagahiko, rājagahe jāto vā. Evaṃ māgadhiko, sāvatthiko, kāpila vatthiko8, pāṭaliputtiko, vesāliko.

The suffix ṇika is optionally used in these senses: “mixed with which”, “crosses by which”, “goes by which” or “carries by which”.

By the word vā, which has the sense of an option, the suffix ṇika is also used in other [senses].


§351 (374): Tamadhīte tenakatādi sannidhāna niyoga sippa bhaṇḍa jīvikatthesu ca (And ṇika for “studies that”, “made by that” and the like, location, appointment, craft, goods, livelihood) apavada

Section titled “§351 (374): Tamadhīte tenakatādi sannidhāna niyoga sippa bhaṇḍa jīvikatthesu ca (And ṇika for “studies that”, “made by that” and the like, location, appointment, craft, goods, livelihood) apavada ”

Tamadhīte, tenakatādiatthe, tamhi sannidhānā, tattha niyutto, tamassa sippaṃ, tamassa bhaṇḍaṃ, tamassa jīvikaṃ iccetesvatthesu ca ṇikapaccayo hoti vā.

Vinayamadhīte venayiko, vinayamadhīte vā. Evaṃ suttantiko, ābhidhammiko, veyyākaraṇiko.

Kāyena kataṃ kammaṃ kāyikaṃ, kāyena kataṃ kammaṃ vā. Evaṃ vācasikaṃ, mānasikaṃ.

Sarīre sannidhānā vedanā sārīrikā, sarīre sannidhānā vā, evaṃ mānasikā.

Dvāre niyutto dovāriko, dvāre niyutto vā. Evaṃ bhaṇḍāgāriko, nāgariko, nāvakammiko.

Vīṇā assa sippaṃ veṇiko, vīṇā assa sippaṃ vā. Evaṃ pāṇaviko, modiṅgiko, vaṃsiko.

Gandho assa bhaṇḍaṃ gandhiko, gandho assa bhaṇḍaṃ vā. Evaṃ teliko, goḷiko.

Urabbhaṃ hantvā jīvatīti orabbhiko, urabbhaṃ hantvā jīvati vā. Magaṃ hantvā jīvatīti māgaviko, magaṃ hantvā jīvati vā. Evaṃ sokariko, sākuṇiko.

Ādiggahaṇena aññatthāpi ṇika paccayo yojetabbo. Jālena hato jāliko, jālena hato vā.

Suttena bandho suttiko, suttena bandho vā.

Cāpo assa āvudho cāpiko, cāpo assa āvudho vā. Evaṃ tomariko, muggariko, mosaliko.

Vāto assa ābādho vātiko, vāto assa ābādho vā. Evaṃ semhiko, pittiko.

Buddhe pasanno buddhiko, buddhe pasanno vā. Evaṃ dhammiko, saṅghiko.

Buddhassa santakaṃ buddhikaṃ, buddhassa santakaṃ vā. Evaṃ dhammikaṃ, saṅghikaṃ.

Vatthena kītaṃ bhaṇḍaṃ vatthikaṃ, vatthena kītaṃ bhaṇḍaṃ vā. Evaṃ kumbhikaṃ, phālikaṃ, kiṃ kaṇikaṃ, sovaṇṇikaṃ.

Kumbho assa parimāṇaṃ kumbhikaṃ, kumbho assa parimāṇaṃ vā.

Kumbhassa rāsi kumbhikaṃ, kumbhassa rāsi vā.

Kumbhaṃ arahatīti kumbhiko, kumbhaṃ arahati vā.

Akkhena dibbatīti akkhiko, akkhena dibbati vā. Evaṃ sālākiko, tindukiko, ambaphaliko. Kapiṭṭhaphaliko, nāḷikeriko iccevamādi.

The suffix ṇika is optionally used in these senses too: “he studies that”, “made by that” and the like, “located in that”, “appointed to that”, “that is his craft”, “that is his merchandise” and “that is his livelihood”.9

By the mention of ādi (“and the like”), the suffix ṇika is to be applied in other senses as well.


§352 (376): Ṇa rāgā tasse damaññatthesu ca (ṇa after a dye for “dyed with that”; and for “this is his” and other senses) apavada

Section titled “§352 (376): Ṇa rāgā tasse damaññatthesu ca (ṇa after a dye for “dyed with that”; and for “this is his” and other senses) apavada ”

Ṇapaccayo hoti vā rāgamhā ‘‘tena rattaṃ’’ iccetasmiṃ atthe, ‘‘tassedaṃ’’ aññatthesu ca.

Kasāvena rattaṃ vatthaṃ kāsāvaṃ, kasāvena rattaṃ vatthaṃ vā. Evaṃ kosumbhaṃ, hāliddaṃ, pattaṅgaṃ12, mañjiṭṭhaṃ, kuṅkumaṃ.

Sūkarassa idaṃ maṃsaṃ sokaraṃ, sūkarassa idaṃ maṃsaṃ vā. Evaṃ māhisaṃ.

Udumbarassa avidūre pavattaṃ vimānaṃ odumbaraṃ, udumbarassa avidūre pavattaṃ vimānaṃ vā.

Vidisāya avidūre nivāso vediso, vidisāya avidūre nivāso vā.

Madhurāya jāto mādhuro13, madhurāya jāto vā.

Madhurāya āgato mādhuro, madhurāya āgato vā.

Kattikāya niyutto māso kattiko, kattikāya niyutto māso vā. Evaṃ māgasiro, phusso, māgho, phagguno, citto, vesākho, jeṭṭho, āsaḷho, sāvaṇo, bhaddo, assayujo.

Na vuddhi nīlapītādo, paccaye saṇakārake.

Phakāro phussasaddassa, ‘‘siro’’ti sirasaṃ vade.

Sikkhānaṃ samūho sikkho, bhikkhānaṃ samūho bhikkho. Evaṃ kāpoto, māyūro, kokilo.

Buddho14 assa devatā buddho. Evaṃ bhaddo, māro, māhindo, vessavaṇo, yāmo, somo, nārāyaṇo.

Saṃvaccharamadhīte saṃvaccharo. Evaṃ mohutto, nemitto, aṅgavijjo, veyyākaraṇo, chandaso15, bhāsso16, cando.

Vasātīnaṃ visayo deso vāsāto. Evaṃ kunto, ātisāro.17

Udumbarā asmiṃ padese santīti odumbaro. Sāgarehi nibbatto sāgaro. Sāgalamassa nivāso sāgalo18. Madhurā assa nivāso mādhuro. Madhurāya issaro mādhuro. Iccevamādayo yojetabbā.

The suffix ṇa is optionally used after a [word for a] dye in the sense “dyed with that”, and in the sense “this is his” and in other senses.

There is no strengthening (vuddhi) in nīla (“blue”), pīta (“yellow”) and the like before a suffix with the letter ṇ;
the word phussa has the letter ph, and one should say siro for sirasa.20


§353 (378): Jātādīnamimiyā ca (And ima, iya in the sense “born” and the like) utsarga

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Jātaiccevamādīnamatthe imaiyapaccayā honti.

Pacchā jāto pacchimo. Evaṃ antimo, majjhimo, purimo, uparimo, heṭṭhimo, gopphimo. Bodhisattajātiyā jāto bodhisattajātiyo, evaṃ assajātiyo, hatthijātiyo, manussajātiyo.

Ādiggahaṇena niyuttatthāditopi tadassatthāditopi ima iya ika iccete paccayā honti. Anto niyutto antimo. Evaṃ antiyo, antiko.

Putto assa atthi, tasmiṃ vā vijjatīti puttimo. Evaṃ puttiyeva, puttiko, kappimo, kappiyo, kappiko.

Caggahaṇena kiyapaccayo hoti niyuttatthe. Jātiyaṃ niyutto jātikiyo, andhe niyutto andhakiyo, jātiyā andho jaccandho, jaccandhe niyutto jaccandhakiyo.

The suffixes ima and iya are used in the sense of jāta (“born”) and the like.

By the mention of ādi (“and the like”), the suffixes ima, iya and ika are also used in the senses “appointed to that” and the like, and “he has that” and the like.

By the mention of ca, the suffix kiya is used in the sense “appointed to that”.23


§354 (379): Samūhatthe kaṇa ṇā (kaṇ, ṇa in the sense of a collection) utsarga

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Samūhatthe kaṇa ṇa iccete paccayā honti.

Rājaputtānaṃ samūho rājaputtako. Evaṃ rājaputto, mānussako, mānusso, māyūrako, māyūro, māhiṃsako, māhiṃso.

In the sense of a collection (samūha), the suffixes kaṇ and ṇa are used.


§355 (380): Gāma jana bandhu sahāyādīhitā (tā after gāma, jana, bandhu, sahāya and the like [for a collection]) apavada

Section titled “§355 (380): Gāma jana bandhu sahāyādīhitā (tā after gāma, jana, bandhu, sahāya and the like [for a collection]) apavada ”

Gāma jana bandhu sahāyaiccevamādīhi tāpaccayo hoti samūhatthe.

Gāmānaṃ samūho gāmatā. Evaṃ janatā, bandhutā, sahāyatā, nagaratā24.

After gāma, jana, bandhu, sahāya and the like, the suffix tā is used in the sense of a collection.


§356 (381): Tadassa ṭhānamiyo ca (And iya in the sense “that is the occasion of it”) utsarga

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‘‘Tadassa ṭhāna’’ miccetasmiṃ atthe iyapaccayo hoti.

Madanassa ṭhānaṃ madaniyaṃ, bandhanassa ṭhānaṃ bandhaniyaṃ, mucchanassa ṭhānaṃ mucchaniyaṃ, evaṃ rajaniyaṃ, kamaniyaṃ, gamaniyaṃ, dussaniyaṃ, dassaniyaṃ.

The suffix iya is used in the sense “that is the occasion (ṭhāna) of it” (tadassa ṭhānaṃ).2526


§357 (382): Upamatthāyitattaṃ (āyitatta in the sense of comparison) utsarga

Section titled “§357 (382): Upamatthāyitattaṃ (āyitatta in the sense of comparison) utsarga ”

Upamatthe āyitattapaccayo hoti.

Dhūmo viya dissati aduṃ vanaṃ tadidaṃ dhūmāyitattaṃ, timiraṃ viya dissati aduṃ vanaṃ tadidaṃ timirāyitattaṃ.

In the sense of comparison (upamā), the suffix āyitatta is used.


§358 (383): Tannissitatthe lo (la in the sense “resting on that” [and “the occasion of that”]) utsarga

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‘‘Tannissitatthe, tadassa ṭhāna’’miccetasmiṃ atthe ca lapaccayo hoti.

Duṭṭhu nissitaṃ duṭṭhullaṃ, vedaṃ nissitaṃ vedallaṃ, duṭṭhu ṭhānaṃ duṭṭhullaṃ, vedassa ṭhānaṃ vedallaṃ.

The suffix la is used in the sense “resting on that” (tannissita) and also in the sense “that is the occasion of it” (tadassa ṭhāna).


§359 (384): Ālu tabbahule (ālu in the sense “abounding in that”) utsarga

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Ālupaccayo hoti tabbahulatthe.

Abhijjhā assa pakati abhijjhālu, abhijjhā assa bahulā vā abhijjhālu. Evaṃ sītālu, dhajālu, dayālu.

The suffix ālu is used in the sense “abounding in that” (tabbahula).


§360 (387): Ṇya tta tā bhāve tu (ṇya, tta, tā in the sense of the abstract state; and ttana) utsarga

Section titled “§360 (387): Ṇya tta tā bhāve tu (ṇya, tta, tā in the sense of the abstract state; and ttana) utsarga ”

Ṇyattatā iccete paccayā honti bhāvatthe.

Alasassa bhāvo ālasyaṃ, arogassa bhāvo ārogyaṃ. Paṃsukūlikassa bhāvo paṃsukūlikattaṃ, anodarikassa bhāvo anodarikattaṃ. Saṅgaṇikārāmassa bhāvo saṅgaṇikārāmatā, niddārāmassa bhāvo niddārāmatā.

Tuggahaṇena ttanapaccayo hoti. Puthujjanattanaṃ, vedanattanaṃ.

The suffixes ṇya, tta and tā are used in the sense of the abstract state (bhāva).

By the mention of tu, the suffix ttana is used as well.27


§361 (388): Ṇa visamādīhi (ṇa after visama and the like [for the abstract state]) apavada

Section titled “§361 (388): Ṇa visamādīhi (ṇa after visama and the like [for the abstract state]) apavada ”

Ṇapaccayo hoti visamādīhi ‘‘tassa bhāvo’’iccetasmiṃ atthe.

Visamassa bhāvo vesamaṃ, sucissa bhāvo socaṃ.

After visama (“uneven”) and the like, the suffix ṇa is used in the sense “the state of that” (tassa bhāvo).


§362 (389): Ramaṇīyādito kaṇa (kaṇ after ramaṇīya and the like [for the abstract state]) apavada

Section titled “§362 (389): Ramaṇīyādito kaṇa (kaṇ after ramaṇīya and the like [for the abstract state]) apavada ”

Ramaṇīyaiccevamādito kaṇa paccayo hoti ‘‘tassa bhāvo’’iccetasmiṃ atthe.

Ramaṇīyassa bhāvo rāmaṇīyakaṃ, manuññassa bhāvo mānuññakaṃ.

After ramaṇīya (“delightful”) and the like, the suffix kaṇ is used in the sense “the state of that” (tassa bhāvo).28


§363 (390): Visese taratamisikiyiṭṭhā (tara, tama, isika, iya, iṭṭha in the sense of distinction) utsarga

Section titled “§363 (390): Visese taratamisikiyiṭṭhā (tara, tama, isika, iya, iṭṭha in the sense of distinction) utsarga ”

Visesatthe tara tama isika iya iṭṭha iccete paccayā honti.

Sabbe ime pāpā, ayamimesaṃ visesena pāpoti pāpataro. Evaṃ pāpatamo, pāpisiko29, pāpiyo, pāpiṭṭho.

In the sense of distinction (visesa), the suffixes tara, tama, isika, iya and iṭṭha are used.


§364 (398): Tadassatthīti vī ca (And vī in the sense “he has that”) utsarga

Section titled “§364 (398): Tadassatthīti vī ca (And vī in the sense “he has that”) utsarga ”

‘‘Tadassatthi’’iccetasmiṃ atthe vīpaccayo hoti.

Medhā yassa atthi, tasmiṃ vā vijjatītimedhāvī. Evaṃ māyāvī.

Caggahaṇena sopaccayo hoti. Sumedhā yassa atthi, tasmiṃ vā vijjatīti sumedhaso.

The suffix vī is used in the sense “he has that” (tadassatthi).

By the mention of ca, the suffix sa is used as well.


§365 (399): Tapādito sī (sī after tapa and the like: “having austerity”) apavada

Section titled “§365 (399): Tapādito sī (sī after tapa and the like: “having austerity”) apavada ”

Tapādito sīpaccayo hoti ‘‘tadassatthi’’iccetasmiṃ atthe.

Tapo yassa atthi tasmiṃ vā vijjatīti tapassī. Evaṃ yasassī, tejassī.

After tapa (“austerity”) and the like, the suffix sī is used in the sense “he has that” (tadassatthi).


§366 (400): Daṇḍādito ikaī (ika, ī after daṇḍa and the like: “having a staff”) apavada

Section titled “§366 (400): Daṇḍādito ikaī (ika, ī after daṇḍa and the like: “having a staff”) apavada ”

Daṇḍādito ika ī iccete paccayā honti ‘‘tadassatthi’’iccetasmiṃ atthe.

Daṇḍo yassa atthi, tasmiṃ vā vijjatīti daṇḍiko, daṇḍī. Evaṃ māliko, mālī.

After daṇḍa (“a staff”) and the like, the suffixes ika and ī are used in the sense “he has that” (tadassatthi).


§367 (401): Madhvādito ro (ra after madhu and the like: “having sweetness”) apavada

Section titled “§367 (401): Madhvādito ro (ra after madhu and the like: “having sweetness”) apavada ”

Madhuiccevamādito rapaccayo hoti ‘‘tadassatthi’’iccetasmiṃ atthe.

Madhu yassa atthi, tasmiṃ vā vijjatīti madhuro. Evaṃ kuñjaro, muggaro, mukharo, susiro, (sīsaro, sukaro, suṅkaro), subharo, suciro, ruciro.

After madhu (“honey”, “sweetness”) and the like, the suffix ra is used in the sense “he has that” (tadassatthi).30


§368 (402): Guṇādito vantu (vantu after guṇa and the like: “having virtue”) apavada

Section titled “§368 (402): Guṇādito vantu (vantu after guṇa and the like: “having virtue”) apavada ”

Guṇaiccevamādito vantupaccayo hoti ‘‘tadassatthi’’iccetasmiṃ atthe.

Guṇo yassa atthi, tasmiṃ vā vijjatīti guṇavā. Evaṃ yasavā, dhanavā, paññavā, balavā, bhagavā.

After guṇa (“virtue”) and the like, the suffix vantu is used in the sense “he has that” (tadassatthi).


§369 (403): Satyādīhi mantu (mantu after sati and the like: “having mindfulness”) apavada

Section titled “§369 (403): Satyādīhi mantu (mantu after sati and the like: “having mindfulness”) apavada ”

Satiiccevamādīhi mantupaccayo hoti ‘‘tadassatthi’’ iccetasmiṃ atthe.

Sati yassa atthi, tasmiṃ vā vijjatīti satimā, evaṃ jutimā, rucimā, thutimā, dhitimā, matimā, bhāṇumā.

After sati (“mindfulness”) and the like, the suffix mantu is used in the sense “he has that” (tadassatthi).


§370 (405): Saddhāditoṇa (ṇa after saddhā and the like: “having faith”) apavada

Section titled “§370 (405): Saddhāditoṇa (ṇa after saddhā and the like: “having faith”) apavada ”

Saddhāiccevamādito ṇa paccayo hoti ‘‘tadassatthi’’iccetasmiṃ atthe.

Saddhā yassa atthi, tasmiṃ vā vijjatīti31 saddho, evaṃ pañño, amaccharo.32

After saddhā (“faith”) and the like, the suffix ṇa is used in the sense “he has that” (tadassatthi).


§371 (404): Āyussukārāsa mantumhi (asa for the u of āyu before mantu: āyasmā) apavada

Section titled “§371 (404): Āyussukārāsa mantumhi (asa for the u of āyu before mantu: āyasmā) apavada ”

Āyussa anto ukāro asādeso hoti mantumhi paccaye pare.

Āyu assa atthi, tasmiṃ vā vijjatīti āyasmā.

The final letter u of āyu (“life”) is replaced by asa when the suffix mantu follows.


§372 (385): Tappakativacane mayo (maya in the sense “made of that”) utsarga

Section titled “§372 (385): Tappakativacane mayo (maya in the sense “made of that”) utsarga ”

Tappakativacanatthe mayapaccayo hoti.

Suvaṇṇena pakataṃ kammaṃ sovaṇṇamayaṃ. Evaṃ rūpiyamayaṃ jatumayaṃ, rajatamayaṃ, iṭṭhakamayaṃ, ayomayaṃ, mattikāmayaṃ, dārumayaṃ, gomayaṃ.

The suffix maya is used in the sense of stating that as the material (tappakativacana).


§373 (406): Saṅkhyāpūraṇe mo (ma in the sense of completing a number: the ordinal) utsarga

Section titled “§373 (406): Saṅkhyāpūraṇe mo (ma in the sense of completing a number: the ordinal) utsarga ”

Saṅkhyāpūraṇatthe mapaccayo hoti.

Pañcannaṃ pūraṇo pañcamo, evaṃ sattamo, aṭṭhamo, navamo, dasamo.33

In the sense of completing a number (saṅkhyāpūraṇa), the suffix ma is used.


§374 (408): Sa chassavā (Optionally sa for cha [in the ordinal]: saṭṭho) apavada

Section titled “§374 (408): Sa chassavā (Optionally sa for cha [in the ordinal]: saṭṭho) apavada ”

Chassa sakārādeso hoti vā saṅkhyāpūraṇatthe.

Channaṃ pūraṇo saṭṭho, chaṭṭho vā.

In the sense of completing a number, cha (“six”) is optionally replaced by the letter sa.


§375 (412): Ekādito dasassī (Optionally ī after dasa preceded by eka and the like: the feminine ordinal) apavada

Section titled “§375 (412): Ekādito dasassī (Optionally ī after dasa preceded by eka and the like: the feminine ordinal) apavada ”

Ekādito dasassa ante īpaccayo hoti vā saṅkhyāpūraṇatthe.

Eko ca dasa ca ekādasa, ekādasannaṃ pūraṇī ekādasī. Pañca ca dasa ca pañcadasa, pañcadasannaṃ pūraṇī pañcadasī. Cattāro ca dasa ca catuddasa, catuddasannaṃ pūraṇī cātuddasī.

Pūraṇeti kimatthaṃ? Ekādasa, pañcadasa.

After eka (“one”) and the like, the suffix ī is optionally added at the end of dasa (“ten”) in the sense of completing a number.34


§376 (257): Dase so niccañca (Always so for cha before dasa: soḷasa) apavada

Section titled “§376 (257): Dase so niccañca (Always so for cha before dasa: soḷasa) apavada ”

Dasasadde pare niccaṃ chassa so hoti.

Soḷasa.

When the word dasa (“ten”) follows, cha (“six”) always becomes so.


§377 (0): Ante niggahitañca (And a niggahīta at the end [of these numerals]: pañcadasiṃ) apavada

Section titled “§377 (0): Ante niggahitañca (And a niggahīta at the end [of these numerals]: pañcadasiṃ) apavada ”

Tāsaṃ saṅkhyānaṃ ante niggahitāgamo hoti.

Pañcadasiṃ, cātuddasiṃ.35

At the end of those numerals, a niggahīta (ṃ) is added as an insertion (āgama).


§378 (414): Ti ca (And ti at the end: vīsati, tiṃsati) apavada

Section titled “§378 (414): Ti ca (And ti at the end: vīsati, tiṃsati) apavada ”

Tāsaṃ saṅkhyānaṃ ante tikārāgamo hoti.

Vīsati, tiṃsati.

At the end of those numerals, ti is added as an insertion (āgama).


§379 (258): La darānaṃ (l for the d and r of numerals: soḷasa, cattālīsaṃ) apavada

Section titled “§379 (258): La darānaṃ (l for the d and r of numerals: soḷasa, cattālīsaṃ) apavada ”

Dakāra rakārānaṃ saṅkhyānaṃ lakārādeso hoti.

Soḷasa, cattālīsaṃ.

In the numerals, the letters d and r are replaced by the letter l.


§380 (255): Vīsati dasesu bā dvissa tu (bā for dvi before vīsati, dasa; and du, di, do) apavada

Section titled “§380 (255): Vīsati dasesu bā dvissa tu (bā for dvi before vīsati, dasa; and du, di, do) apavada ”

Vīsati dasa iccetesu dvissa bā hoti.

Bāvīsatindriyāni, bārasa manussā.

Tuggahaṇena dvissa du di do ādesā ca honti.

Durattaṃ, dirattaṃ, diguṇaṃ, dohaḷinī.

When vīsati (“twenty”) or dasa (“ten”) follows, dvi (“two”) becomes bā.

By the mention of tu, dvi is also replaced by du, di and do.


§381 (254): Ekādito dassa ra saṅkhyāne (Optionally r for the d of dasa after eka and the like, in a numeral) apavada

Section titled “§381 (254): Ekādito dassa ra saṅkhyāne (Optionally r for the d of dasa after eka and the like, in a numeral) apavada ”

Ekādito dasassa dakārassa rakāro hoti vā saṅkhyāne.

Ekārasa, ekādasa, bārasa, dvādasa.

Saṅkhyāneti kimatthaṃ? Dvādasāyatanāni.

In a numeral, the letter d of dasa (“ten”) after eka (“one”) and the like optionally becomes the letter r.36


§382 (259): Aṭṭhādito ca (And after aṭṭha and the like: aṭṭhārasa) apavada

Section titled “§382 (259): Aṭṭhādito ca (And after aṭṭha and the like: aṭṭhārasa) apavada ”

Aṭṭhaiccevamādito ca dasasaddassa dakārassa rakārādeso hoti vā saṅkhyāne.

Aṭṭhārasa, aṭṭhadasa.

Aṭṭhāditoti kimatthaṃ? Pañcadasa, soḷasa.

Saṅkhyāneti kimatthaṃ? Aṭṭhadasiko.

And in a numeral, after aṭṭha (“eight”) and the like as well, the letter d of the word dasa is optionally replaced by the letter r.37


§383 (253): Dvekaṭṭhānamākāro vā (Optionally ā for the final of dvi, eka, aṭṭha in a numeral) apavada

Section titled “§383 (253): Dvekaṭṭhānamākāro vā (Optionally ā for the final of dvi, eka, aṭṭha in a numeral) apavada ”

Dvi eka aṭṭha iccetesamanto ākāro hoti vā saṅkhyāne.

Dvādasa, ekādasa, aṭṭhārasa.

Saṅkhyāneti kimatthaṃ? Dvidanto, ekadanto38, ekacchanno, aṭṭhatthambho.

In a numeral, the final vowel of dvi (“two”), eka (“one”) and aṭṭha (“eight”) optionally becomes the letter ā.


§384 (407): Catucche hi tha ṭhā (tha, ṭha after catu, cha: catuttho, chaṭṭho) apavada

Section titled “§384 (407): Catucche hi tha ṭhā (tha, ṭha after catu, cha: catuttho, chaṭṭho) apavada ”

Catu cha iccetehi tha ṭha iccete paccayā honti saṅkhyāpūraṇatthe.

Catuttho, chaṭṭho.

After catu (“four”) and cha (“six”), the suffixes tha and ṭha are used in the sense of completing a number.


§385 (409): Dvitīhi tiyo (tiya after dvi, ti: dutiyo, tatiyo) apavada

Section titled “§385 (409): Dvitīhi tiyo (tiya after dvi, ti: dutiyo, tatiyo) apavada ”

Dvi ti iccetehi tiyapaccayo hoti saṅkhyāpūraṇatthe.

Dutiyo, tatiyo.

After dvi (“two”) and ti (“three”), the suffix tiya is used in the sense of completing a number.


§386 (410): Tiye dutāpi ca (du, ta for dvi, ti before tiya; du, di elsewhere too) apavada

Section titled “§386 (410): Tiye dutāpi ca (du, ta for dvi, ti before tiya; du, di elsewhere too) apavada ”

Dvi ti iccetesaṃ du ta iccete ādesā honti tiyapaccaye pare.

Dutiyo, tatiyo.

Apiggahaṇena aññesupi dvi iccetassa du ādeso hoti.39

Durattaṃ.

Caggahaṇena dvi iccetassa dikāro hoti.

Dirattaṃ, diguṇaṃ saṅghāṭiṃ pārupetvā.

When the suffix tiya follows, dvi and ti are replaced by du and ta.

By the mention of api (“also”), dvi is replaced by du elsewhere too.

By the mention of ca (“and”), dvi becomes di.


§387 (411): Tesamaḍḍhūpapadena aḍḍhuḍḍha divaḍḍha diyaḍḍhaḍḍhatiyā (with aḍḍha before them: aḍḍhuḍḍha, divaḍḍha, diyaḍḍha, aḍḍhatiya) apavada

Section titled “§387 (411): Tesamaḍḍhūpapadena aḍḍhuḍḍha divaḍḍha diyaḍḍhaḍḍhatiyā (with aḍḍha before them: aḍḍhuḍḍha, divaḍḍha, diyaḍḍha, aḍḍhatiya) apavada ”

Tesaṃ catuttha dutiya tatiyānaṃ aḍḍhūpapadānaṃ aḍḍhuḍḍha divaḍḍha40 diyaḍḍha aḍḍhatiyādesā honti, aḍḍhūpapadena sahanippajjante.

Aḍḍhena catuttho aḍḍhuḍḍho, aḍḍhena dutiyo divaḍḍho, aḍḍhena dutiyo diyaḍḍho, aḍḍhena tatiyo aḍḍhatiyo.

When aḍḍha (“half”) is their accompanying word (upapada), these — catuttha (“fourth”), dutiya (“second”) and tatiya (“third”) — are replaced by aḍḍhuḍḍha, divaḍḍha, diyaḍḍha and aḍḍhatiya, which are formed together with that preceding word aḍḍha.41


§388 (68): Sarūpānamekasesvasakiṃ (of like forms occurring more than once, one alone remains) utsarga

Section titled “§388 (68): Sarūpānamekasesvasakiṃ (of like forms occurring more than once, one alone remains) utsarga ”

Sarūpānaṃ padabyañjanānaṃ ekaseso hoti asakiṃ.

Puriso ca puriso ca purisā.

Sarūpānamiti kimatthaṃ?

Hatthī ca asso ca ratho ca pattiko ca hatthiassarathapattikā42,

Asakinti kimatthaṃ?

Puriso.

When words and letters of the same form occur more than once (asakiṃ), one alone remains (ekasesa).


§389 (413): Gaṇane dasassa dviticatupañcachasattaaṭṭhanavakānaṃ vī ti cattāra paññā cha sattāsanavā yosu, yonañcīsamāsaṃ ṭhi ri tī tuti (the tens: vī…nava for repeated dasa, īsaṃ…uti for its yo) apavada

Section titled “§389 (413): Gaṇane dasassa dviticatupañcachasattaaṭṭhanavakānaṃ vī ti cattāra paññā cha sattāsanavā yosu, yonañcīsamāsaṃ ṭhi ri tī tuti (the tens: vī…nava for repeated dasa, īsaṃ…uti for its yo) apavada ”

Gaṇane dasassa dvika tika catukka pañcaka chakka sattakaaṭṭhaka navakānaṃ sarūpānaṃ katekasesānaṃ yathāsaṅkhyaṃ vī ti cattāra paññā cha satta asa navaiccādesā honti asakiṃ yosu, yonañca īsaṃ āsaṃ ṭhi ri ti īti utiiccādesā honti.

Pacchā puna nippajjante.

Vīsaṃ, tiṃsaṃ, cattālīsaṃ, paññāsaṃ, saṭṭhi, sattari, sattati, asīti, navuti.

Asakinti kimatthaṃ?

Dasa.

Gaṇaneti kimatthaṃ?

Dasadasakā purisā.

In counting, when dasa (“ten”) occurs more than once as a set of two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight or nine — like forms of which one alone has been left — it is replaced before yo by vī, ti, cattāra, paññā, cha, satta, asa and nava respectively, and the yo is replaced by īsaṃ, āsaṃ, ṭhi, ri, ti, īti and uti. Afterwards they are formed again.43


§390 (256): Catūpapadassa lopo tuttarapadādicassa cucopi navā (tu of catu elided and its ca becomes cu, co, in some places) apavada

Section titled “§390 (256): Catūpapadassa lopo tuttarapadādicassa cucopi navā (tu of catu elided and its ca becomes cu, co, in some places) apavada ”

Catūpapadassa gaṇane pariyāpannassa tukārassa lopo hoti, uttarapadādicakārassa cucopi ādesā honti navā.

Cuddasa, coddasa, catuddasa.

Apiggahaṇena anupapadassāpi padādicakārassa. Lopo hoti navā, cassa cucopi honti.

Tālīsaṃ, cattālīsaṃ, cuttālīsaṃ, cottālīsaṃ.

In some places (navā), when catu (“four”) stands as the accompanying word (upapada) and belongs to a count, its tu is elided, and the letter ca at the head of the following member is also replaced by cu or co.

By the mention of api (“too”), in some places the letter ca at the head of a word is elided even when the word is not a preceding word, and that ca also becomes cu or co.


§391 (423): Yadanupapannā nipātanā sijjhanti (forms not reached by a rule are established by direct statement) vidhyaṅga

Section titled “§391 (423): Yadanupapannā nipātanā sijjhanti (forms not reached by a rule are established by direct statement) vidhyaṅga ”

Ye saddā aniddiṭṭhalakkhaṇā, akkharapadabyañjanato, itthipumanapuṃsakaliṅgato, nāmupasagganipātato, abyayībhāvasamāsataddhitākhyātato, gaṇanasaṅkhyākālakārakappayogasaññāto, sandhipakativuddhilopāgamavikāraviparitato, vibhattivibhajanato ca, te nipātanā sijjhanti.

Words for which no rule has been stated (aniddiṭṭhalakkhaṇa) — whether in respect of letters, words and consonants; of the feminine, masculine and neuter genders; of nouns, prefixes and particles; of abyayībhāva compounds, taddhita derivatives and verbs; of counting, numerals, tense, kāraka, usage and technical terms; of sandhi, the natural state (pakati), vuddhi, elision (lopa), insertion (āgama), modification (vikāra) and metathesis (viparīta); or of the assignment of inflections — are established by direct statement (nipātana).


§392 (418): Dvādito ko’nekattheca (ka after dvi etc. in the sense of a group; and by nipātana) apavada

Section titled “§392 (418): Dvādito ko’nekattheca (ka after dvi etc. in the sense of a group; and by nipātana) apavada ”

Dviiccevamādito kapaccayo hoti anekatthe ca, nipātanā sijjhanti.

Satassa dvikaṃ dvisataṃ, satassa tikaṃ tisataṃ, satassa catukkaṃ catusataṃ, satassa pañcakaṃ pañcasataṃ, satassa chakkaṃ chasataṃ, satassa sattakaṃ sattasataṃ, satassa aṭṭhakaṃ aṭṭhasataṃ, satassa navakaṃ navasataṃ, satassa dasakaṃ dasasataṃ, sahassaṃ hoti.

After dvi (“two”) and the rest, the suffix ka is used in the sense of more than one (anekattha); and [the forms] are established by direct statement (nipātana).


§393 (415): Dasadasakaṃ sataṃ dasakānaṃ sataṃ sahassañca yomhi (ten tens is sataṃ, a hundred tens sahassaṃ, before yo) apavada

Section titled “§393 (415): Dasadasakaṃ sataṃ dasakānaṃ sataṃ sahassañca yomhi (ten tens is sataṃ, a hundred tens sahassaṃ, before yo) apavada ”

Gaṇane pariyāpannassa dasadasakassa sataṃ hoti, satadasakassa sahassaṃ hoti yomhi pare.

Sataṃ, sahassaṃ.

Dvikādīnaṃ taduttarapadānañca nippajjante yathāsaṅkhyaṃ.

Satassa dvikaṃ (tadidaṃ hoti) dvisataṃ, evaṃ tisataṃ, catusataṃ, pañcasataṃ, chasataṃ, sattasataṃ, aṭṭhasataṃ, navasataṃ, dasasataṃ, sahassaṃ hoti.

When yo follows, dasa (“ten”) included in counting becomes sataṃ (“a hundred”) as a set of ten tens, and sahassaṃ (“a thousand”) as a set of a hundred tens.

Dvikādīnaṃ taduttarapadānañca nippajjante yathāsaṅkhyaṃ: and [the forms] of dvika and the rest, which have that as their later member, are formed in order (yathāsaṅkhyaṃ).44 A pair of hundreds (satassa dvikaṃ) — this is what it becomes — is dvisataṃ; likewise tisataṃ, catusataṃ, pañcasataṃ, chasataṃ, sattasataṃ, aṭṭhasataṃ, navasataṃ, dasasataṃ, which is a thousand.


§394 (416): Yāva taduttari dasaguṇitañca (and beyond these, each next number by multiplying by ten) vidhyaṅga

Section titled “§394 (416): Yāva taduttari dasaguṇitañca (and beyond these, each next number by multiplying by ten) vidhyaṅga ”

Yāva tāsaṃ saṅkhyānaṃ uttari dasaguṇitañca kātabbaṃ.

Taṃ yathā? Dasassa gaṇanassa dasaguṇitaṃ katvā sataṃ hoti, satassa dasaguṇitaṃ katvā sahassaṃ hoti, sahassassa dasaguṇitaṃ katvā dasasahassaṃ hoti, dasasahassassa dasaguṇitaṃ katvā satasahassaṃ hoti, satasahassassa dasaguṇitaṃ katvā dasasatasahassaṃ hoti, dasasatasahassassa dasaguṇitaṃ katvā koṭi hoti, koṭisatasahassassa sataguṇitaṃ katvā pakoṭi hoti. Evaṃ sesāpi yojetabbā.

Caggahaṇaṃ visesanatthaṃ.

As far as [the numbers] go beyond those numerals, each is also to be made by multiplying by ten.

Caggahaṇaṃ visesanatthaṃ: the mention of ca is for the sake of distinction.45


§395 (417): Sakanāmehi ([the higher numbers are formed] by their own names) vidhyaṅga

Section titled “§395 (417): Sakanāmehi ([the higher numbers are formed] by their own names) vidhyaṅga ”

Yāsaṃ pana saṅkhyānaṃ aniddiṭṭhanāmadheyyānaṃ sakehi sakehi nāmehi nippajjante.

Satasahassānaṃ sataṃ koṭi, koṭisatasahassānaṃ sataṃ pakoṭi, pakoṭisatasahassānaṃ sataṃ koṭipakoṭi, koṭipakoṭisatasahassānaṃ sataṃ nahutaṃ, nahutasatasahassānaṃ sataṃ ninnahutaṃ, ninnahutasatasahassānaṃ sataṃ akkhobhiṇī. Tathā bindu, abbudaṃ, nirabbudaṃ, ahahaṃ, ababaṃ, aṭaṭaṃ, sogandhikaṃ, uppalaṃ, kumudaṃ, padumaṃ, puṇḍarikaṃ, kathānaṃ, mahākathānaṃ, asaṅkhyeyyaṃ.

But [the forms] of those numbers whose designation has not been stated are produced by their own respective names.


§396 (363): Tesaṃ ṇo lopaṃ (the ṇ of these suffixes is elided) utsarga

Section titled “§396 (363): Tesaṃ ṇo lopaṃ (the ṇ of these suffixes is elided) utsarga ”

Tesaṃ paccayānaṃ ṇo lopamāpajjate.

Gotamassa apaccaṃ gotamo. Evaṃ vāsiṭṭho. Venateyyo, ālasyaṃ, ārogyaṃ.

The ṇ of these suffixes is elided.


§397 (420): Vibhāge dhā ca (dhā in the sense of division; and so) apavada

Section titled “§397 (420): Vibhāge dhā ca (dhā in the sense of division; and so) apavada ”

Vibhāgatthe ca dhāpaccayo hoti.

Ekena vibhāgena ekadhā. Evaṃ dvidhā, tidhā, catudhā, pañcadhā, chadhā.

Ceti kimatthaṃ? Sopaccayo hoti.

Suttaso, byañjanaso, padaso.

And in the sense of division (vibhāga) the suffix dhā is used.


§398 (421): Sabbanāmehi pakāravacane tu thā (thā after pronouns in the sense of manner; and thattā) apavada

Section titled “§398 (421): Sabbanāmehi pakāravacane tu thā (thā after pronouns in the sense of manner; and thattā) apavada ”

Sabbanāmehi pakāravacanatthe thāpaccayo hoti.

So pakāro tathā, taṃ pakāraṃ tathā, tena pakārena tathā, tassa pakārassa tathā, tasmā pakārā tathā, tassa pakārassa tathā, tasmiṃ pakāre tathā. Evaṃ yathā, sabbathā, aññathā, itarathā.

Tuggahaṇaṃ kimatthaṃ? Thattāpaccayo46 hoti.

So pakāro tathattā. Evaṃ yathattā. Sabbathattā, aññathattā, itarathattā.

After pronouns (sabbanāma), the suffix thā is used in the sense of the expression of manner (pakāravacana).


§399 (422): Kimimehi thaṃ (thaṃ after kiṃ and ima in the sense of manner) apavada

Section titled “§399 (422): Kimimehi thaṃ (thaṃ after kiṃ and ima in the sense of manner) apavada ”

Kiṃ ima iccetehi thaṃpaccayo hoti pakāravacanatthe.

Ko pakāro kathaṃ, kaṃ pakāraṃ kathaṃ, kena pakārena kathaṃ, kassa pakārassa kathaṃ, kasmā pakārā kathaṃ. Kassa pakārassa kathaṃ, kasmiṃ pakāre kathaṃ, ayaṃ pakāro itthaṃ, imaṃ pakāraṃ itthaṃ, iminā pakārena itthaṃ, imassa pakārassa itthaṃ, imasmā pakārā itthaṃ, imassa pakārassa itthaṃ, imasmiṃ pakāre itthaṃ.

After kiṃ and ima, the suffix thaṃ is used in the sense of the expression of manner (pakāravacana).


§400 (364): Vuddhādisarassa vā’saṃyogantassa saṇe ca (optionally vuddhi of the first vowel not before a conjunct, before a ṇ suffix) apavada

Section titled “§400 (364): Vuddhādisarassa vā’saṃyogantassa saṇe ca (optionally vuddhi of the first vowel not before a conjunct, before a ṇ suffix) apavada ”

Ādisarassa vā asaṃyogantassa ādibyañjanassa vā sarassa vuddhi hoti saṇakārake paccaye pare.

Ābhidhammiko, venateyyo, vāsiṭṭho, ālasyaṃ, ārogyaṃ.

Asaṃyogantasseti kimatthaṃ?

Bhaggavo, manteyyo, kunteyyo.

Optionally, when a suffix with the letter ṇ follows, the initial vowel, or the vowel of the initial consonant, is strengthened (vuddhi), provided it is not followed by a conjunct.47


§401 (375): Māyūnamāgamo ṭhāne (no vuddhi of initial i, u; the insertion of e, o in its place) apavada

Section titled “§401 (375): Māyūnamāgamo ṭhāne (no vuddhi of initial i, u; the insertion of e, o in its place) apavada ”

Iu iccetesaṃ ādibhūtānaṃ mā vuddhi hoti.

Tesu ca e o vuddhāgamo hoti ṭhāne.

Byākaraṇamadhīte veyyākaraṇiko, nyāyamadhīte neyyāyiko, byāvacchassa apaccaṃ veyyāvaccho49, dvāre niyutto dovāriko.

Initial i and u are not strengthened; and in their case the strengthened vowel, e or o, comes as an insertion (āgama) in its place (ṭhāne).50


§402 (377): Āttañca (and ā [for initial i, u], with ri inserted) apavada

Section titled “§402 (377): Āttañca (and ā [for initial i, u], with ri inserted) apavada ”

Iu iccetesaṃ āttañca hoti, rikārāgamo ca ṭhāne.

Isissa bhāvo ārisyaṃ, iṇassa bhāvo āṇyaṃ, usabhassa bhāvo āsabhaṃ, ujuno bhāvo ajjavaṃ, iccevamādī yojetabbā.

Yūnamiti kimatthaṃ?

Apāyesu jāto āpāyiko.

Ṭhāneti kimatthaṃ?

Vematiko, opanayiko, opamāyiko, opāyiko.

And i and u also become ā, and the letter ri is inserted (āgama) as well, in its place (ṭhāne).


§403 (354): Kvacādimajjhuttarānaṃ dīgharassā paccayesu ca (sometimes first, middle and last [vowels] are lengthened or shortened, with or without a suffix) apavada

Section titled “§403 (354): Kvacādimajjhuttarānaṃ dīgharassā paccayesu ca (sometimes first, middle and last [vowels] are lengthened or shortened, with or without a suffix) apavada ”

Kvaci ādimajjhauttaraiccetesaṃ dīgharassā honti paccayesu ca apaccayesu ca.

Ādidīgho tāva – pākāro, nīvāro, pāsādo, pākaṭo, pātimokkho, pāṭikaṅkho iccevamādi.

Majjhedīgho tāva – aṅgamāgadhiko, orabbhamāgaviko52 iccevamādi.

Uttaradīgho tāva – khantī paramaṃ tapo titikkhā, añjanā giri, koṭarā vanaṃ, aṅgulī iccevamādi.

Ādirasso tāva – pageva iccevamādi.

Majjherasso tāva – sumedhaso suvaṇṇadharehi53 iccevamādi.

Uttararasso tāva – bhovādi nāma so hoti, yathābhāvi guṇena so iccevamādi. Aññepi yathājinavacanānuparodhena yojetabbā.

Caggahaṇena apaccayesu cāti atthaṃ samucceti,

Sometimes (kvaci) these — the first, middle and last [vowels] — are lengthened or shortened, both before suffixes and where there is no suffix.

Caggahaṇena apaccayesu cāti atthaṃ samucceti: by the mention of ca the sense “also where there is no suffix” is included.


§404 (370): Tesu vuddhilopāgamavikāraviparītādesā ca (and in these, vuddhi, elision, insertion, modification, metathesis, replacement) apavada

Section titled “§404 (370): Tesu vuddhilopāgamavikāraviparītādesā ca (and in these, vuddhi, elision, insertion, modification, metathesis, replacement) apavada ”

Tesu ādimajjhuttaresu yathājinavacanānuparodhena kvaci vuddhi hoti, kvaci lopo hoti, kvaci āgamo hoti, kvaci vikāro hoti, kvaci viparīto hoti, kvaci ādeso hoti.

Ādivuddhi tāva – ābhidhammiko, venateyyo iccevamādi.

Majjhevuddhi tāva – sukhaseyyaṃ, sukhakāri dānaṃ, sukhakāri sīlaṃ iccevamādi.

Uttaravuddhi tāva – kāliṅgo, māgadhiko, paccakkhadhammā iccevamādi.

Ādilopo tāva – tālīsaṃ iccevamādi.

Majjhelopo tāva – kattukāmo, kumbhakāraputto, vedallaṃ iccevamādi.

Uttaralopo tāva – bhikkhu, bhikkhunī iccevamādi.

Ādiāgamo tāva – vutto bhagavatā iccevamādi.

Majjheāgamo tāva – sa sīlavā54, sa paññavā iccevamādi.

Uttaraāgamo tāva – vedallaṃ iccevamādi.

Ādivikāro tāva – ārisyaṃ, āṇyaṃ, āsabhaṃ, ajjavaṃ iccevamādi.

Majjhevikāro tāva – varārisyaṃ, parārisyaṃ iccevamādi.

Uttaravikāro tāva – yāni, tāni, sukhāni iccevamādi.

Ādiviparīto tāva – uggate sūriye uggacchati55 iccevamādi.

Majjheviparīto tāva – samuggacchati, samuggate sūriye iccevamādi.

Uttaraviparīto tāva – digu, diguṇaṃ iccevamādi.

Ādiādeso tāva – yūnaṃ iccevamādi.

Majjheādeso tāva – nyāyogā iccevamādi.

Uttaraādeso tāva – sabbaseyyo, sabbaseṭṭho, cittaṃ iccevamādi. Evaṃ yathājinavacanānuparodhena sabbattha yojetabbā.

In these — the first, middle and last [positions] — strengthening (vuddhi), elision (lopa), insertion (āgama), modification (vikāra), metathesis (viparīta) and replacement (ādesa) each take place in some places (kvaci), so far as this does not conflict with the Conqueror’s word.


§405 (365): Ayuvaṇṇānañcāyo vuddhi (the vuddhi of a, i, u is ā, e, o) anvattha

Section titled “§405 (365): Ayuvaṇṇānañcāyo vuddhi (the vuddhi of a, i, u is ā, e, o) anvattha ”

A iti akāro, i īiti ivaṇṇo, u ūiti uvaṇṇo, tesaṃ akāraivaṇṇuvaṇṇānaṃ ā e ovuddhiyo honti yathāsaṅkhyaṃ, ā ī ūvuddhi ca.56

Ābhidhammiko, venateyyo, oḷumpiko.

Puna vuddhiggahaṇaṃ kimatthaṃ? Uttarapadavuddhibhāvatthaṃ, aṅgamagadhehi āgatāti aṅgamāgadhikā. Nigamajanapadesu jātāti negamajānapadā. Purimajanapadesu jātāti porimajānapadā. Sattāhe niyuttoti sattāhikā, catuvijje niyuttoti cātuvijjikā. Iccevamādī yojetabbā.

Vuddhiiccanena kvattho? Vuddhādisarassa vā’saṃyogantassa saṇe ca.

a means the letter a; i and ī the i-sound (ivaṇṇa); u and ū the u-sound (uvaṇṇa). The strengthened forms (vuddhi) of these — the letter a, the i-sound and the u-sound — are ā, e and o respectively; and ā, ī and ū are vuddhi as well.


Iti nāmakappe taddhitakappo aṭṭhamo kaṇḍo.

Thus ends the taddhita chapter, the eighth section of the nāma chapter.


Taddhitakappo niṭṭhito.

The taddhita chapter is finished.


  1. Senart’s edition, which Malai (1997) follows, adds four names after the sixth, svālapako, cettako, paṇḍavo, vāsavo, and reads vesamitto for the CST’s vesāmitto (T vessāmitto, S1 and S2 vessamitto); the CST is kept. ↩

  2. CST4 reads muñcāyano, muñcāno and kuñcāyano, kuñcāno; Senart’s edition and T read muñjāyano, muñjāno, and T, S1 and S2 kuñjāyano, kuñjāno, which Malai (1997) prints; the CST is kept. ↩

  3. CST4 prints āheyo; the Padarūpasiddhi reads āheyyo. ↩

  4. Nandisena (2005) derives kaddameyyo, kāmeyyo, sāleyyo, bāleyyo, māleyyo, kāleyyo and āheyyo from the names Kaddamā, Kamī, Salā, Balā, Malā, Kalā and a lemma Āhi; the table keeps the attested words as lemmas. Senart’s edition, which Malai (1997) prints, reads atteyyo, kāpeyyo, seveyyo, gāveyyo, moleyyo, koleyyo for the CST’s āleyyo, kāmeyyo, soceyyo, sāleyyo, māleyyo, kāleyyo. ↩

  5. Senart’s edition, which Malai (1997) follows, reads ānuruddhi for the CST’s anuruddhi and kaṇhi for its gaṇḍi; the CST is kept. ↩

  6. Senart’s edition, which Malai (1997) prints, reads upagu, upagussa apaccaṃ opagavo for the CST’s upaku, opakavo, and adds gaggavo, opakaccāyavo, opavindavo; the CST is kept. ↩

  7. Nandisena (2005) renders nāḷikero “coconut tree”; the vutti’s Evaṃ gives it in the three genders, like sāmaṇero, sāmaṇerī, sāmaṇeraṃ, as an offspring derivative. ↩

  8. Nandisena (2005) reads kapilavatthiko, with T, for the kāpilavatthiko of Senart’s edition, B1 and the Sinhalese manuscripts, which Malai (1997) prints; Senart’s edition also adds a fourth vahati example, hatthena vahati hatthiko. ↩

  9. Malai (1997) renders tamassa bhaṇḍaṃ “that which is one’s utensil” and tattha niyutto “that with which one is connected”; bhaṇḍa is goods for sale and niyutta “appointed”. ↩

  10. T reads navakamme niyutto navakammiko, the Tipiṭaka’s spelling, for the nāvakammiko of Senart’s edition and the CST, which Malai (1997) prints. ↩

  11. Nandisena (2005) renders phālikaṃ “goods bought with fruit”, from phala with vuddhi; the table takes the lemma as phāla, “ploughshare”. T reads thālena kītaṃ bhaṇḍaṃ thālikaṃ, which Malai (1997) records while printing phālikaṃ. ↩

  12. CST4 prints pāṭaṅgaṃ, rattaṅgaṃ; pattaṅgaṃ is the reading of Senart’s edition, T, the Sinhalese manuscripts and the Rūpasiddhi. ↩

  13. CST4 prints mathurā, māthuro throughout; madhurā, mādhuro is the reading of Senart’s edition, S1 and S2, and the Tipiṭaka’s spelling. ↩

  14. CST4 prints Buddhe, assa devatā; the Padarūpasiddhi and the Bālāvatāra read buddho assa devatāti buddho. ↩

  15. CST4 prints chando; chandaso is the reading of Senart’s edition, T and the Sinhalese manuscripts. ↩

  16. Senart’s edition reads bhāso for the CST’s bhāsso (S1 and S2 bhasso; T candobhāsaṃ avecca adhīte candobhāso), and Malai (1997) prints bhāso; the CST is kept. ↩

  17. CST4 prints Vasādānaṃ visayo deso vāsādo. Evaṃ kumbho, sākunto, ātisāro; vasātīnaṃ … vāsāto and kunto are the readings of Senart’s edition and T. ↩

  18. Senart’s edition, which Malai (1997) prints, reads sakalaṃ assa nivāso sākalo for the CST’s sāgalamassa nivāso sāgalo; the CST is kept. ↩

  19. Nandisena (2005) takes vidisāya as “an intermediate direction”; Vidisā is the city. ↩

  20. Nandisena (2005) carries the na of the first line into the second, “no vuddhi of the vowel of phussa, and one should not say sirasa”; phakāro phussasaddassa is a statement and vade a positive optative. Senart’s edition reads pakāro phussasaddassa, T phakāro pussasaddassa. ↩

  21. Nandisena (2005) renders the accusatives as durations, “he learns for a year”, “for a moment”; with adhīte the accusative is the thing studied (Senart’s edition and T read saṃvaccharaṃ avecca adhīte saṃvaccharo). ↩

  22. Senart’s edition and the Bālāvatāra read sagarehi nibbatto for the CST’s sāgarehi, which Malai (1997) prints; the CST is kept. ↩

  23. Senart’s edition reads jātippabhutiyā niyutto jātikiyo for the CST’s jātiyaṃ niyutto jātikiyo. Malai (1997) renders andhe niyutto andhakiyo “appointed in the Andha country”; the vutti’s jātiyā andho jaccandho takes andha as “blind”. ↩

  24. Senart’s edition, the Sinhalese manuscripts and the Bālāvatāra read nāgaratā, “a body of townsmen” (nāgarānaṃ samūho), for the CST’s nagaratā, and Malai (1997) prints it; the CST is kept. ↩

  25. Senart’s edition, which Malai (1997) prints, reads īyo, madanīyaṃ, with the long vowel, for the CST’s iyo, madaniyaṃ; the CST is kept. ↩

  26. Senart’s vutti, with S1 and S2, ends with a sentence the CST omits, Casaddaggahaṇena iya-ilappaccayā honti. Rañño idaṃ ṭhānaṃ rājiyaṃ, evaṃ rājilaṃ, which Malai (1997) prints. ↩

  27. Malai (1997) reads tu as restrictive, “only in the sense of the abstract state”, and takes the vutti’s ttana as an addition Kaccāyana did not intend; the vutti draws ttana from tu. ↩

  28. S2 reads rāmaṇeyyakaṃ, the Tipiṭaka’s spelling, for the rāmaṇīyakaṃ of Senart’s edition and the CST, which Malai (1997) prints; Senart’s vutti adds a third example, aggisomassa bhāvo aggisomakaṃ. ↩

  29. Senart’s edition, which Malai (1997) prints, reads issika, pāpissiko in the sutta and the vutti (T iyissaka) for the CST’s isika, pāpisiko; the CST is kept. ↩

  30. Senart’s edition, which Malai (1997) prints, lists madhuro, kuñjaro, mukharo, susiro, subharo, suciro only; the CST’s bracketed sīsaro, sukaro, suṅkaro are wanting in the Sinhalese manuscripts (Nandisena 2005: Ime payogā sīhaḷapotthakesu natthi). ↩

  31. CST4 prints vijjatībhi. ↩

  32. Senart’s edition reads maccharo, “stingy”, for the amaccharo of T, B1 and the CST, and Malai (1997) prints it; the CST is kept. ↩

  33. Senart’s vutti, which Malai (1997) prints, lists chaṭṭhamo between pañcamo and sattamo; the CST omits it. ↩

  34. Senart’s edition reads īpaccayo hoti itthiyaṃ saṅkhyāpūraṇatthe, without the vā that S1, S2, B1, T and the CST have; the CST is kept. ↩

  35. CST4 prints Pañcadasi, cātuddasi, without the niggahīta the rule inserts; Senart’s edition reads pañcadasiṃ; catuddasiṃ. ↩

  36. Senart’s edition and the Sinhalese and Burmese manuscripts Nandisena (2005) reports read dasa for the sutta’s dassa; the CST’s dassa, which the vutti’s dasassa dakārassa unpacks, is kept. ↩

  37. Senart’s edition reads aṭṭhādasa for the CST’s aṭṭhadasa and adds Caggahaṇaṃ kim atthaṃ? Dasa-raggahaṇ'ānukaḍḍhanatthaṃ; the CST is kept. ↩

  38. Nandisena’s edition records the Burmese reading dvidaṇḍo, ekadaṇḍo, “having two staves”, “having one staff”. ↩

  39. Senart’s edition, T and S1 read Apiggahaṇena aññesvapi du-tiādesā honti. Durattaṃ; tirattaṃ for the CST’s two sentences, and Nandisena’s edition reports a Burmese text Dudiādesā honti. Durattaṃ, dirattaṃ; the CST is kept. ↩

  40. CST4 prints aḍḍhaḍḍhudivaḍḍha; the sutta and the CST’s sutta list read aḍḍhuḍḍha divaḍḍha. ↩

  41. Senart’s edition reads saha nipaccante for the CST’s sahanippajjante; the CST is kept. ↩

  42. Nandisena’s edition records the Burmese reading hatthiassarathapattikaṃ, a neuter singular. ↩

  43. Nandisena (2005) renders pacchā puna nippajjante “these are accomplished somehow”; the Pāḷi says “afterwards they are formed again”. Senart’s edition reads nipaccante for the CST’s nippajjante; the CST is kept. ↩

  44. Nandisena (2005) renders taduttarapadānaṃ “words that follow sataṃ and sahassaṃ”; the Pāḷi says “having that as their later member”. Senart’s edition reads nipaccante yathāsambhavaṃ for the CST’s nippajjante yathāsaṅkhyaṃ; the CST is kept. ↩

  45. Nandisena (2005) renders visesanatthaṃ “has the meaning of classification”; the Pāḷi says “for the sake of distinction”. ↩

  46. CST4 prints Tatthāpaccayo hoti. So pakāro tathatthā. Evaṃ yathatthā. Sabbathatthā, aññathatthā, itarathatthā; Senart’s edition, S1, S2 and T read thattā. ↩

  47. Nandisena (2005) and Malai (1997) translate the rule without an option, taking the vutti’s vā … vā as “or”; the sutta’s vā is read here as the option marker. ↩

  48. Nandisena (2005) derives manteyyo from a feminine Manti (Mantiyā apaccaṃ); the table keeps the lemma manta. ↩

  49. Nandisena’s edition prints Beyyāvaccho for the CST’s veyyāvaccho. ↩

  50. Manuscript T, as Malai (1997) reports, adds Yūnam iti kim atthaṃ? … gotamo. Ṭhāne ti kim atthaṃ? Visaye niyutto: vesayiko; sumanassa bhāvo: somanassaṃ, which the CST and Senart’s edition lack. ↩

  51. Usage has no ā in these words, so they keep the e and o of §400 (364): Vuddhādisarassa vā’saṃyogantassa saṇe ca. ↩

  52. CST4 prints orabbhamāgavīko; Senart’s edition and T read orabbhamāgaviko. ↩

  53. Nandisena’s edition records the Burmese reading suvaṇṇadharāhi. ↩

  54. The CST prints sasīlavā, sapaññavā as single words; Senart’s edition and Nandisena (2005) print sa sīlavā, sa paññavā, and are followed. ↩

  55. Nandisena (2005) renders uggate sūriye uggacchati “when the sun goes down”, “he goes down”; the Pāḷi says “when the sun has risen”, “it rises”. ↩

  56. Senart’s edition and T read a i u avuddhi ca hoti. Ābhidhammiko, venateyyo, oḷumpiko; abhidhammiko, vinateyyo, uḷumpiko for the CST’s ā ī ū vuddhi ca, and Nandisena’s edition reports the Sinhalese manuscript’s a i u iti avuddhi. Abhidhammiko, vinateyyo, uḷumpiko; the CST is kept. ↩

  57. Senart’s edition reads puri ca janapado ca: purijanapadā, purijanapadesu jātā: porajānapadā for the CST’s purimajanapadesu jātāti porimajānapadā, and Malai (1997) prints it; the CST is kept. ↩

  58. Senart’s edition and T read cātuvejjiko for the CST’s cātuvijjikā, and Malai (1997) prints it; the CST is kept. ↩