Kc 4

[Kaccāyanabyākaraṇaṃ, Sandhikappo, Sutta 4]

4. 4. Lahumattā tayo rassā.

Tattha aṭṭhasu saresu lahumattā tayo sarā rassā nāma honti.

Among the eight vowels, the three light-measured are called ‘short’.

Taṃ yathā? a i u. Iti rassā nāma.

Which are these? a i u. These are called ‘short’ (rassā).

Tena kvattho? Rassaṃ.

What is the need of that (saying short)? Corta (see §26).

-- translation by Ven. U Nandisena, 2004

-- posted by Jim Anderson, 23 January 2010 (first quarter moon)

Notes:
      1) "Lahumattā tayo rassā." The light-measured, the three, (are called)
the shorts.
      2) "rassā": this is probably a masculine plural noun.
      3) "corta": I believe this is Spanish for 'short'. Ven. U Nandisena is
from Argentina and translates Pali texts into Spanish. He is also working on
a Pali grammar for Spanish speakers.