Kc 40

[Kaccāyanabyākaraṇaṃ, Sandhikappa, Catutthakaṇḍa, Sutta 40]

40. 55. Paro vā saro (148).

Niggahitamhā paro saro lopaṃ pappoti vā.

The vowel after the niggahita optionally comes to elision.

Bhāsitaṃ abhinandun ti (D. i, 43); uttattaṃ 'va, yathābījaṃ 'va,
yathādhaññaṃ 'va.

Examples:

abhinandunti: abhinanduṃ iti; abhinanduṃ ti (40); abhinandun ti (31);
     abhinandunti.
uttattaṃva: uttattaṃ iva; uttattaṃ va (40); uttattaṃva.
yathābījaṃva: yathābījaṃ iva; yathābījaṃ va (40); yathābījaṃva.
yathādhaññaṃva: yathādhaññaṃ iva; yathādhaññaṃ va (40); yathādhaññaṃva.

Vā ti kasmā? Aham eva nūna bālo, etad ahosi (Vin. i, 13).

Why say ‘optionally’? To prevent the operation of this rule in the
following: Aham eva nūna bālo, etad ahosi.

Counter Examples:

ahameva: ahaṃ eva.
etadahosi. etaṃ ahosi; etad ahosi.

-- translation by Ven. U Nandisena, 2004

-- posted (with some minor editing) by Jim Anderson, 14 October 2010
    (first quarter, 21:27 GMT)