Kc 34

[Kaccāyanabyākaraṇaṃ, Sandhikappa, Catutthakaṇḍa, Sutta 34]

34. 52. Ma-dā sare (142-5).

Niggahitassa kho sare pare makāra-dakārādesā honti vā.

When a vowel follows, optionally there is substitution of the
niggahita for the letters ‘m’ and ‘d’.

[When a vowel follows, optionally the letters ‘m’ and ‘d’ are the
substitutes of the niggahita. --ja]

Tam ahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ (Khu. i, 68), etad avoca satthā (S. i, 222).

Examples:
tamahaṃ: taṃ ahaṃ; tam ahaṃ (34); tamahaṃ.
etadavoca: etaṃ avoca; etad avoca (34); etadavoca.

Vā ti kasmā? Akkocchi maṃ avadhi maṃ (Khu. i, 13), ajini maṃ ahāsi me
(Khu. i, 13).

Why say ‘optionally’? To prevent the operation of this rule in the
following: Akkocchi maṃ avadhi maṃ, ajini maṃ ahāsi me.

Counter Examples:
maṃ avadhi.
maṃ ahāsi.

-- translation by Ven. U Nandisena, 2004

-- posted (with some minor editing) by Jim Anderson, 1 September 2010
    (last quarter, 17:22 GMT)