Part of Niruttidīpaṇī — Part I; continues Sandhividhāna 1 — the 8 sandhis & Saralopa.

30. saṃyogādi lopo. (elision of the first consonant of a conjunct)

• saṃyogassa ādibhūto byañjano kvaci lopo hoti vā.
  • First consonant of a conjunct is alternatively elided in some places.
  • suttavutti: saṁyogassa, ādibhūto, lopo
  • anuvattanavutti: kvaci, vā
  • pakkhipanavutti: byañjano, hoti
  • note:
    • 3 vutti
      • suttavutti (words directly mentioned in the sutta)
      • anuvattanavutti (words that are implied in the sutta - tbc)
      • pakkhipanavutti (words added by the grammarian)
• pupphaṃsā uppajjati – idha pubbasuttena saralopo,
  • pupphaṃ + assā ⇒ Her menstrual flux appears – Here, elision of the vowel happens by the previous rule.
• evaṃsa te āsavā pahīnā honti,
  • evaṃ + assa Thus, those defilements of his are eliminated
• sace bhutto bhaveyyāhaṃ, sājīvo garahito mama - assa+ājīvoti chedo, bhaveyyāti attho.
  • Bhaveyyāhaṃ + assa + ājīvo ⇒ bhaveyyāhaṁ ssa ājīvo ⇒ bhaveyyāhaṁ sa ājīvo
    mama ājīvo garahito assa (optative to be - as eyya ⇒ as sa
    If I become the one who has eaten, my livelihood would be blamed. (If I ate that, my livelihood would have become blameworthy). Cu ng (disjoining) should be done as assa + ājīvo. Bhaveyya (may be/would be) is the meaning (of assa).
  • note:
    • sandhi can happen between the first and second, or third and fourth lines of a verse
      not between the second and third
• tīsu byañjanesu sarūpānaṃ dvinnaṃ ādibyañjanassa lopo – agyāgāraṃ, agyāhito, vutyassa, vityānubhūyate, ekasataṃ khatyā, ratyo, ratyā, ratyaṃ, sakvāhaṃ mārisa devānamindo, iccādi.
  • Among three consonants, elision happens to the first consonants of the two similar consonants -
    • agyāgāraṃ: aggi + āgāraṃ (room for sacrificial fire) ⇒ aggyāgāraṁ ⇒ agyāgāraṁ
    • agyāhito: aggi + āhito (kindled fire)
    • vutyassa: vutti + assa (should be a person who has practice)
    • vityānubhūyate: vitti + anubhūyate (wealth is enjoyed)
    • ekasataṃ khatyā (one hundred and one men of ruling caste): khattiyā
    • ratyo: rattiyo (nights)
    • ratyā: rattiyā (by night)
    • ratyaṃ: rattiyaṃ (in the night)
    • sakvāhaṃ mārisa devānamindo, iccādi. (sir, I am the sakka, who is the king of deites, and so on): Sakko + ahaṃ ⇒ sakkvahaṁ ⇒ sakvāhaṁ
• sarūpānanti kiṃ? titthyā puthuso vadanti, catutthyantaṃ, chaṭṭhuntaṃ, cakkhvābādhaṃ, vatthvettha. iti byañjanaloparāsi.
  • Why is the term ‘sarūpānaṃ’ there? (when three dissimilar consonants, no elision occurs)
  • Titthyā puthuso vadanti (people of other sects diversely say): Titthiyā
  • catutthyantaṃ: catuṭṭhī + antaṃ (a term ending with da ve case)
  • chaṭṭhyantaṃ: chaṭṭhī + antaṃ (a term ending with genitive case)
    • in burmese scripts it is wrongly given as chaṭṭhyuntaṁ
  • cakkhvābādhaṃ: cakkhu + ābādhaṃ (disease of the eye)
  • vatthvettha (here, the land): Vatthu + ettha
• Iti byañjanaloparāsi.
  • This is the collection of elision of consonants.
• vocab: see the Part I Vocabulary page

  bindulopa

31. lopo (elision of niggahīta)

• Niggahītassa kvaci lopo hoti vā.
  • In some places, elision of niggahīta happens alternatively. (not compulsory)
• Sare pare tāva –
  • First, when a vowel is succeeding (following are the examples) –
• evāhaṃ cintayitvāna
  • (evaṃ + ahaṃ ⇒ eva ahaṁ (lopo) ⇒ avāhaṁ)
  • I, having thought like this
• pupphadānaṃ adāsahaṃ - adāsiṃ + ahanti chedo, bindulopo, puna pubbasaralopo
  • (adāsiṃ + ahaṃ ⇒ adāsi ahaṁ ⇒ adāsahaṁ)
  • I offered (made) a flower offering. Separation should be done as adāsiṃ + ahaṃ, elision of the niggagīta happens, Again, elision of the preceeding vowel happens
• Tuyhatthāya mahāmuni
  • (tuyhaṃ + atthāya (lopo) ⇒ tuyha atthāya (saro lopo sare) ⇒ tuyh atthāya)
  • O great sage, for your benefit
• tuyhevetaṃ dukkaṭaṃ
  • (tuyhaṃ + eva [lopo] ⇒ tuyha eva [saro lopo sare] ⇒ tuyh eva)
  • This is indeed your fault
• Tāsāhaṃ santike
  • (tāsaṃ + ahaṃ [lopo] ⇒ tāsa ahaṁ [paro lopo sare] ⇒ tās ahaṁ [dīgha])
  • I, in the vicinity of them (fem.)
• tesāhaṃ evaṃ vadāmi
  • (tesaṃ + ahaṃ)
  • I tell them thus.
• Pañcannetaṃ dhammānaṃ adhivacanaṃ
  • (pañcannaṃ + etaṃ)
  • This is a name of those five natures
• vocab: see the Part I Vocabulary page
• Channetaṃ dhammānaṃ adhivacanaṃ
  • (channaṃ + etaṃ)
  • This is a name of those six natures
• Samaṇa tveva pucchāmi
  • (tvaṃ + eva)
  • O monk, I ask you indeed
• Brāhmaṇa tveva pucchāmi - tvaṃ+evāti chedo,
  • (tvaṃ + eva)
  • O brahmin, I ask you indeed. Separation should be done as tvaṃ + eva.
• Vidūnaggamiti.
  • (vidūnaṃ + aggamiti)
  • Great among the wise ones
• Byañjane pare –
  • When a consonant is succeeding (following are the examples)
• taṃ tuyhamūle paṭidesemi.
  • (tuyhaṃ + mūle)
  • I confess it in the vicinity of you
  • note: with a gap “tuyha mūle” is also correct because the preceding letter is a vowel and does not need to be attached while in loka aggo ⇒ lok aggo - there is the need for attaching them because ‘k’ has no vowel
• Gāthāyaṃ – In gāthā (following are the examples)
  • ariyasaccāna dassanaṃ
    • (ariyasaccānaṃ + dassanaṃ)
    • Seeing the noble truths
  • etaṃ buddhāna sāsanaṃ
    • (buddhānaṃ + sāsanaṃ)
    • This is the admonishment of the Buddhas.
  • Khandhānañca paṭipāṭi, dhātuāyatanāna ca.
    • (dhātuāyatanānaṃ + ca)
    • The order of khandha, āyatana and dhātu
  • vocab: see the Part I Vocabulary page
• māgame pare –
  • When inserted ‘m’ is succeeding (following are the examples)
• garuḷo uragāmiva
  • (uragaṃ + iva ⇒ uragaṁ miva (āgama sandhi) ⇒ uraga miva)
  • As a garuḍa (catches) a snake
• dhammo arahatāmiva
  • (arahataṃ + iva ⇒ arahataṁ miva ⇒ arahata miva ⇒ arahatā miva)
  • As dhamma (is pleasing) to the arahants
• āloko passatāmiva
  • (passataṃ + iva)
  • As light, (Nibbāna becomes clear), for the ones who see (with insight)
• bako kakkaṭakāmiva
  • (kakkaṭakaṃ + iva)
  • As a crane, crab
• nabhaṃ tārakitāmiva
  • (tārakitaṃ + iva)
  • As the sky with stars
• padumaṃ hatthagatāmiva - etesu māgame bindulopo, byañjane pubbasaradīgho ca.
  • (hatthagataṃ + iva)
  • As a lotus that is in (that is rubbed by) one’s hand.
  • In these examples, niggahita is dropped when ‘m’ is inserted. And the preceeding vowel is lengthened when a consonant is succeeding.
• Tathā saṃupasaggassa bindulope antasaradīgho –
  • Apart from that, when the niggahīta of prefix ‘saṃ’ is dropped, its ending vowel is lengthened.
  • Sārāgo
    • (saṃ + rāgo)
    • Extreme lust
  • sāratto
    • (saṃ + ratto)
    • one who is extremely impassioned.
  • avisāhāro
    • (avisaṃ + hāro)
    • That which does not carry the mental factors here and there.
  • sārambho
    • (saṃ + rambho)
    • Intense heat
  • sāraddho
    • (saṃ + raddho)
    • That which is intensely heat
  • sāketaṃ nagaraṃ
    • (saṃ + keta)
  • sādhāraṇaṃ
    • (saṃ + dhāraṇaṃ)
    • That which has a similar holding; common
  • saṃ assa atthīti sāmī.
    • (saṃ + āmī)
    • One who has property is called sāmī
• Samāse tumantamhi niccaṃ –
  • In samāsa, bindulopa always happens in the term ending with ‘tuṃ’ suffix.
  • kattukāmo, gantukāmo iccādi.
    • (kattuṃ + kāmo, gantuṃ + kāmo)
    • The one who likes to do, the one who likes to go etc.
• iti binduloparāsi.
  • This is the collection of the elision of niggahita.
• note:
  • sare pare
  • byañjane pare
    • in prose
    • in gāthā
    • “m” āgame
    • “saṁ” upasagga
    • tumanta in samāsa