1-2: Masculine Gender with -a at the end

1-2: A-kārantapulliṅga - atta
1-2: Masculine Gender with -a at the end - atta

Atha a-kārantapulliṅgo atta-saddo vuccate:
Now the Masculine Gender with -a at the end
is illustrated with the declinable word atta: This form is given as attan in the modern grammars, but the Pāḷi grammarians normally give it as atta. Other nouns similarly declined include muddha, brahma, addha, yuva.⁰¹

singular:	plural:	case:
-ā	-āno	nomimative - paṭhamā
-a -ā	-āno	vocative - (paṭhamā)
-ānaṁ -aṁ	-āno	accusative - dutiyā
-anā -ena	-ehi -ebhi	instrumental - tatiyā
-ano -assa	-ānaṁ	dative - catutthī
-ā -to	-ehi -ebhi	ablative - pañcamī
-ano -assa	-ānaṁ	genitive - chaṭṭhī
-ani	-esu	locative - sattamī

Sassato attā ca loko DN 1; I. p. 14.⁰² (nom. sing.)
The self and the world are eternal

Attāno sukhadukkhaṁ pāpuṇanti (nom. plur.)
They themselves arrive at pleasure and pain

Bho atta! Sukhadukkhaṁ anubhosi (voc. sing.)
Bho attā! Sukhadukkhaṁ anubhosi
Good self! You experience pleasure and pain

Bho attāno! Sukhadukkhaṁ anubhotha (voc. plur.)
Good selves! You experience pleasure and pain

Attānaṁ na dade poso, attānaṁ na pariccaje SN 1. v. 244.⁰³ (acc. sing.)
Attaṁ na dade poso, attānaṁ na pariccaje (acc. sing.)
A man should not give himself away, he should not abandon himself

Attāno passati Sammāsambuddho (acc. plur.)
The Perfect Sambuddha sees the self

Attanā taṁ na seveyya kammabandhūhi mātiyā Th. v. 496.⁰⁴ (agent. inst. sing.)
Attena taṁ na seveyya kammabandhūhi mātiyā
It should not be practised by oneself, for mortals are bound by action

Attanehi kammaphalaṁ anubhuttaṁ (agent. inst. plur.)
They themselves experienced the fruit of their deeds

Attanā hi kataṁ pāpaṁ, attajaṁ attasambhavaṁ Dhp. v. 161.⁰⁵ (inst. sing.)
Attena hi kataṁ pāpaṁ, attajaṁ attasambhavaṁ
By oneself is evil done, it is born of self, arises from self

Attanehi bhavasukhaṁ nāma natthi (inst. plur.)
Because of the (insubstantial nature of) selves there is no happiness in continuity

Sukarāni asādhūni attano ahitāni ca Dhp. v. 163.⁰⁶ (dat. sing.)
Sukarāni asādhūni attassa ahitāni ca
Easily done is what is not profitable or beneficial to oneself

Attānaṁ kammam-eva patiṭṭhā siyā (dat. plur.)
Deeds will surely establish themselves

Attanā pi mahabbhayaṁ uppajjati (abl. sing.)
Attato pi mahabbhayaṁ uppajjati
From his self great fear arises

Attanehi mahabbhayāni jāyanti (abl. plur.)
From their selves great fear is born

Attā hi attano nātho Dhp. v. 160.⁰⁷ (gen. sing.)
Attā hi attassa nātho
The self is lord of self

Dukkhaṁ mando paraloke, attani passati Sn. v. 666.⁰⁸ (loc. sing.)
The fool sees suffering in himself in the next world

Attanesu sabbaṁ balaṁ haranti rogā (loc. plur.)
Diseases take away all strength in themselves