Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa

3.4.12 Pañhabyākaraṇasuttaṃ

“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, pañhabyākaraṇāni. Katamāni cattāri?

Atthi, bhikkhave, pañho ekaṃsabyākaraṇīyo;

atthi, bhikkhave, pañho vibhajjabyākaraṇīyo;

atthi, bhikkhave, pañho paṭipucchābyākaraṇīyo;

atthi, bhikkhave, pañho ṭhapanīyo. Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri pañhabyākaraṇānī”ti.

“Ekaṃsavacanaṃ ekaṃ, vibhajjavacanāparaṃ;
tatiyaṃ paṭipuccheyya, catutthaṃ pana ṭhāpaye.

Yo ca tesaṃ tattha tattha, jānāti anudhammataṃ.
catupañhassa kusalo, āhu bhikkhuṃ tathāvidhaṃ.

Durāsado duppasaho, gambhīro duppadhaṃsiyo;
atho atthe anatthe ca, ubhayassa hoti kovido.

Anatthaṃ parivajjeti, atthaṃ gaṇhāti paṇḍito;
atthābhisamayā dhīro, paṇḍitoti pavuccatī”ti.

Rohitassavaggo, Catukkanipātapāḷi, Aṅguttaranikāyo

 

Vocabulary
  1. atthābhisamayā - [attha + abhisamayā] meaning + comprehension: grasping of what is proficient
  2. ekaṃsabyākaraṇīyo - [ekaṃ + sa + veyyā + karaṇīyo (fpp.)] one + with + explanation (+ should be given)
  3. ṭhapana - [nt.] letting alone, omission
  4. duppadhaṃsiyo - [du + appadhaṃsiyo] difficult + to be destroyed
  5. duppasaho - [du + p + pasaho] difficult + to overcome
  6. durāsado - [du + r + āsado] difficult + to offend, lay hand on
  7. paṭipucchābyākaraṇīyo - [paṭipucchā + byākaraṇīyo] counterquestion / inquiry + explanation
  8. pañhabyākaraṇāni - [pañha + byākaraṇāni] investigation / question + explanation
  9. vibhajjabyākaraṇīyo - [vibhajja + byākaraṇīyo] dividing / analysing + explanation

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