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Homage to him, the Blessed One, the Worthy One, the Perfectly Self-Enlightened One. Moggallāna's Grammar Text (1) First Chapter (Beginning with Definitions) 1. A and so on, forty-three letters. 2. Ten and so on, vowels. 3. Two by two, homogeneous. 4. The former, short. 5. The latter, long. 6. K and so on, consonants. 7. Five fives, classes. 8. The dot, niggahīta. 9. I, U letters, at the end of a noun. 10. In the feminine. 11. Ghā. 12. Go, in addressing. (Definitions) 13. Of the ending of the qualifying rule. 14. In the seventh, of the former. 15. In the fifth, of the latter. 16. Of the beginning. 17. Of the ending of the sixth. 18. The suffix 'va'. 19. The suffix 'ṭa', of many letters, of all. 20. The suffix 'ñaka', beginning and end. 21. The suffix 'ma', after the end of vowels. 22. In contradiction. 23. The indicator, 'nava', 'ya', 'va', suffix. 24. Even a homogeneous letter, after a letter. 25. Ntu, vantu, mantu, tvā, vantu, tavantu, related. Interpretive Rules 26. A vowel, elision, in a vowel. 27. The latter, sometimes. 28. Not two, or. 29. Y, U letters, E, O, elided. 30. Y, V, in a vowel. 31. Of E, O. 32. Of Go, Avaṅa. 33. In a consonant, long and short. 34. From a vowel, two. 35. In fourth and second, of these, third and first. 36. Vī, Tisse, Ve, Vo. 37. E, O, in a letter. 38. Niggahīta. 39. Elision. 40. Of the succeeding vowel. 41. In a class, the end of the class. 42. In Ye, Va, Hi, Su, ño. 43. Ye, saṃ, ssa. 44. Ma, Ya, Da, in a vowel. 45. Va, Na, Ta, Ra, Ga, also, augment. 46. Chā, ḷo. 47. Tad, Amina, and so on. 48. Of Ta-class letters and Va, Ra, Na, which are Ca-class, Ba, Ya, Ña. 49. By class, La, Sa, they. 50. Of Ha, inversion. 51. Ve, or. 52. Of Ta, Tha, Na, Ra, ṭa, ṭha, ṇa, la. 53. Elision of the beginning of a cluster. 54. In Vicchā, Bhikkha, Ñña, two. 55. Elision of Syādi, of the former, of one. 56. Of Sabbādi, in reciprocal action. 57. As far as understanding, in haste. 58. Frequently. Thus, in Moggallāna's Grammar, the First Chapter, beginning with Definitions. (2) Second Chapter (Beginning with Syādi) 1. Two by two, in many, from a noun: si yo, aṃ yo, nā hi, sa naṃ, smā hi, sa naṃ, smiṃ su. 2. In action, the second. 3. Time, path, continuous... In its conjunction. For movement, knowledge, food, meaning of sound, action, to be eaten, and so on, one should apply. Or for `hara` and so on. Not for `khāda` and so on. For `vahissa` in controlling. For `bhakkhissa` in non-harming. Joined with `dha` and so on. By sign, by being such, by desire, by its own nature. And in division with `pati` and `pari`. With `anu`. In its own meaning. In inferiority. With `upa`. The seventh case in excess. In ownership, with `adhi`. The third case for agent and instrument. With `saha`. In the sign. In the cause. Or the fifth case for `ṇa`. In quality. The sixth case with meanings of cause. All from `sabba` and so on. The fourth case in giving. For that purpose. The fifth case from the limit. In avoiding with `apa` and `pari`. For substitute and returning with `pati`. And the second case with `rita`. And the third case with `vinā` and `aññatra`. With `putha` and `nānā`. The seventh case in the support. In the reason. That which exists is the sign of being. And the sixth case in disregard. From which is determination. The first case in mere meaning. In addressing. The sixth case in relation. Or the third case with the meaning of equality. From `a` for `yo` and `naṃ`, for `ṭā` and `ṭe`. Or for `ni` and `naṃ`. For `smā`, `smin`, and `naṃ`. For `ssa` and `āya` of the fourth case. For `gha` and `pati`, in `ka`, for `na` and so on, by `ya`. The `ssa` (form) or `te`, `ti`, `mā`, `mū`. In `na`, the `nuka` (particle), for `dva` and so on, for seventeen. For many and how many. For `ṇṇaṃ` and `ṇṇannaṃ`, from `ti`, the `jhā` (form). For both. In `su`, for `sa`. For `ssaṃ`, `ssā`, `ssāya`, in other, one, another, this, that, me. Or with that. From `te`, `ti`, `mā`, for `ssa`, for `ssāya`. With `ratti` and so on, the `ṭa` (form) in `smin`. In `suhi`, the `bha` (form). For `ltu`, `pi`, `ta` and so on, `mā` in `si`. In `ga`, `a`, and. Or lengthening for `a` and `yu`. The `gha` (class) from `brahma` and so on. With `nā` and `mma` and so on. Or shortened. The `gha` (class) for `ssaṃ`, `ssā`, `ssāya`, in `ti`. For singular number, in `yo` and `su`, for `agha`. Or in `ga`. For `si`, `smin`, `nā` of the neuter. Of `go`, the `gasi` and `hinaṃsu` forms, `gāva`, `gavā`. Or in `su`. For `gavaṃ` with `sa`. And for `guṇṇaṃ`, `naṃ`, `nā`. The `nā` and `ssā` (forms). In `gāvu`. That which is drunk. 74. Not from jhi. 75. Of yo, not in masculine. 76. Not. 77. In smiṃ, not ni. 78. From ambu and others. 79. From kamma and others. 80. Not of assa, not. 81. From jha, of ssa, not. 3. From this, sometimes ssa has ṭa as an anubandha (rule). 82. Not of smā. 83. From la, of yo, vo in masculine. 84. From jantu and others, and not. 85. From kū. 86. Elision from mu. 87. Not, not of ssa. 88. In the elision of yo, lengthening. 89. In su, naṃ, hi. 90. Of pañca and others, of fourteen. 91. From yva, of ntu. 92. And of nta, ṭa in the series. 93. In yo, of jhi, in masculine. 94. In ve, vo, of lu. 95. In yo, or sometimes. 96. Masculine, in vocative, ve, vo. 97. Of smā, hi, smiṃ, mhā, bhi, mhi. 98. Of su, hi, sva. 99. Of sabba and others, and in naṃ. 4. Pubba, para, avara, dakkhiṇa, uttara, adhara, in the sense of arrangement, not as a proper noun (rule). 100. Of saṃsa. 101. From gha, pa, of ssa, ssā, or. 102. Of smi, ssaṃ. 103. Yaṃ. 104. Of tiṃsa, bhā, parisā. 105. From pada and others, si. 106. Not of assa, sā. 107. From kodha and others. 108. By this. 109. Of si, sso. 110. Sometimes, or. 111. Aṃ in neuter. 112. Of yo, ni. 113. From jha, or. 114. Elision. 115. From jantu, hetu, ī, gha, pa, or. 116. In ye, of the preceding vowel. 117. Of ga, si. 118. From numberless, of all. 119. In the sense of oneness. 120. From the preceding, from ma and others. 121. Not to, of the fifth case with ma. 122. Or of the third and seventh cases. 123. Of rāja, in nā. 124. In su, naṃ, hi. 125. Of ima, not in feminine, ṭe. 126. Nā, mha, ni, mi. 127. Si, mha, of the neuter, ayaṃ. 128. Of tya, eta, of ta, so. 129. Of ma, of mu. 130. In ke, or. 131. Of tata, not in all. 132. Ṭa, and of sa, smā, smiṃ, ssā, ya, ssaṃ, ssā, saṃ, mhā, mhi, svi, ima. 133. Ṭe, of si, ssi, si, smā. 134. Of the second, of yo. 135. From ekacca and others, to. 136. Not of ni, ṭā. 137. From sabba and others. 138. Yo, naṃ, eta. 139. Not other, and principal nouns. 140. In the sense of the third case. 141. In the fourth case compound. 142. Ve, ṭa. 143. From pubba and others, by six. 144. From mana and others, of smiṃ, saṃ, nā, smā, si, so, o, osā, sā. 5. Of Sumedha and others, and no lengthening. (group). 6. Sarava, yāya, vāsa, cetā, in ponds, yakshas, blood, and first-men (group). 145. Being in all forms. 146. Of being, or sirs, in the sense of going/birth. 147. From the end of a pupil, ni. 148. In that which has -nt. 149. Become. 150. Of great ones and arahants, ṭā, or. 151. Of that which has -nt. 152. Aṃṅaṃ in the neuter. 153. Of Himavat, or o. 154. Beginning with 'rāja' and 'yuva'. 7. Dhamma, or in other meanings (group). 8. This, in the sense of being (group). 155. Or mhānaṅa. 156. Yonaṃ, māno. 157. Āyono and friend. 158. Ṭe, smino. 159. Nonāsesvi. 160. Smānaṃsu, or. 161. Yosvaṃhisu and āraṅa. 162. Of those beginning with 'ltu' and 'pita', ase. 163. Naṃmhi, or. 164. Ā. 165. Elision of 's'. 166. Suhisvāraṅa. 167. Najjāyosvāma. 168. Ṭi, from 'kati'. 169. Ṭa, by those beginning with 'pañca', by fourteen. 170. By both, ṭo. 171. From āraṅa. 172. Ṭoṭe, or. 173. Ṭā, of nāsmānaṃ. 174. Ṭi, smino. 175. From 'diva' and similar words. 176. Short āraṅa. 177. Of those beginning with 'pita' and 'anatva'. 178. Of those beginning with 'yuva', suhisvānaṅa. 179. Nonānesvā. 180. Smā, smiṃ, naṃ, nāne. 181. Yonaṃ, none, or. 182. From this, in other meanings, in the masculine. 183. Ne, smino, sometimes. 184. Man. 185. Nāmhi. 186. Sumhā, and. 187. Gassaṃ. 188. Sāssaṃ, se, and ānaṅa. 189. Vattahā, of sanannaṃ, of nonānaṃ. 190. Of Brahma, or. 191. Nāmhi. 192. Of 'puma', 'kamma', 'thāma', 'addha', or in 'sasmā', and. 193. Youth, of the master. 194. No, ttātumā. 195. Suhisu, naka. 196. Smāssa, nā, Brahma, and. 197. Ima, eta, ena, in subsequent reference, in the second case. 198. Of what, who, in all. 199. Ki, in 'sasmiṃ', or not in the feminine. 200. In 'kimaṃsi', with the neuter. 201. Of this, this, or. 202. Of that, that. 203. Sumhā, mussā, smā. 204. Naṃmhi, of three and four, in the feminine, three and four. 205. Three, four, yomhi, of all cases. 206. Three, four, in the neuter. 207. In the masculine, three, four. 208. Four, or of four. 209. We, asmā, mhāssa. 210. Naṃsesva, of us, of me. 211. Lion, I. 212. You. And 'assa', 'tuvaṃ', 'tvam', 'amhi'. 213. Or 'tva' for 'tayā' and 'atayīnaṃ' for 'tassa'. 214. 'Smā' for 'amhi' and 'tvamhā'. 215. '-nto' for '-ntu' in nominative plural, in the first case. 216. '-naṃ' for 'taṃ' in the accusative. 217. 'To', 'tā', 'ti', 'tā' in 'sa', 'smā', 'smiṃ', 'nā' cases. 218. 'Ṭa', 'ṭā', 'aṃ' in the genitive. 219. In nominative plural, 'duve', 'dve' for 'dvinnaṃ'. 220. Or 'duvinnaṃ' in the accusative plural. 221. For 'rājassa', 'raññaṃ'. 222. In 'nā', 'smā' cases, 'raññā'. 223. For 'se', 'rañño', 'raññassa', 'rājino'. 224. In 'smiṃ', 'raññe', 'rājini'. 225. Or in compounds. 226. In 'smiṃ', 'tayi', 'mayi' for 'tumha', 'amha'. 227. In 'aṃ', 'taṃ', 'maṃ', 'tavaṃ', 'mamaṃ'. 228. In 'nā', 'smā' cases, 'tayā', 'mayā'. 229. In 'se', 'tava', 'mama', 'tuyhaṃ', 'mayhaṃ'. 230. '-vaṃ', '-vākaṃ' in the accusative plural. 231. Or in the second case, in the nominative plural. 232.