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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8

§143

Taṃ-mam aṃmhi

When ‘aṃ’ follows, “taṃ” and “maṃ”.

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143. 235. Taṃ-mam aṃmhi (322)

[Taṃ-maṃ + aṃmhi = 2 words]

Sabbesaṃ tumha-amhasaddānaṃ savibhattīnaṃ taṃ maṃ icc ete ādesā honti yathāsaṅkhyaṃ aṃmhi vibhattimhi.

Taṃ, maṃ.

Aṃmhi ti kimatthaṃ? Tayā, mayā.

When ‘aṃ’ follows, “taṃ” and “maṃ”.
When the inflection ‘aṃ’ follows, the whole word “tumha” together with the inflection is substituted by “taṃ”, and the whole word “amha” together with the inflection is substituted by “maṃ”.
Examples
  1. Taṃ = tumha + aṃ (“tumha” together with the inflection ‘aṃ’ is substituted by “taṃ” (§143)).
  2. Maṃ = amha + aṃ (“amha” together with the inflection ‘aṃ’ is substituted by “maṃ” (§143)).

What is the purpose of saying “when the inflection ‘aṃ’ follows”? [This sutta does not apply when ‘aṃ’ does not follow, such as in] tayā, mayā.

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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.