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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8

§121

Mayaṃ yomhi paṭhame

When the first ‘yo’ follows, “mayaṃ”.

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121. 233. Mayaṃ yomhi paṭhame (296)

[Mayaṃ + yomhi + paṭhame = 3 words]

Sabbass’ eva amhasaddassa savibhattissa mayaṃ-ādeso hoti yomhi paṭhame.

Mayaṃ gacchāma. Mayaṃ dema.

Amhasse ti kimatthaṃ? Purisā tiṭṭhanti.

Yomhi kimatthaṃ? Ahaṃ gacchāmi.

Paṭhame ti kimatthaṃ? Amhākaṃ passasi tvaṃ.

When the first ‘yo’ follows, “mayaṃ”.
When the first [inflection] ‘yo’ follows, the whole word “amha” together with the inflection is substituted by “mayaṃ”.
Example
  1. Mayaṃ = amha + yo (“amha” together with the inflection ‘yo’ is substituted by “mayaṃ” (§121)).

What is the purpose of saying “of ‘amha’”? [This sutta does not apply when there is no ‘amha’, such as in] purisā tiṭṭhanti.

What is the purpose of saying “when ‘yo’ follows”? [This sutta does not apply when ‘yo’ does not follow, such as in] ahaṃ gacchāmi.

What is the purpose of saying “the first [inflection]”? [This sutta does not apply when ‘yo’ is not the first inflection, such as in] amhākaṃ passasi tvaṃ.

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Pāḷi text and English translation by Bhikkhu Nandisena; edition, apparatus and glossary by the Instituto de Estudios Buddhistas Hispano (IEBH). This material may be reproduced for personal use and distributed free of charge. Copyright © 2026 IEBH. Published under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21948010.