Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8
Te-me ’kavacanesu ca
And when [those inflections] follow in the singular, “te” and “me”.
- Kaccāyana 148
- Rūpasiddhi 247
- Saddanīti 326
- Nāma-Kappa · Dutiya-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →148. 247. Te-me ’kavacanesu ca (326)
Sabbesaṃ tumha-amhasaddānaṃ savibhattīnaṃ yadā padasmā paresaṃ te me-ādesā honti yathāsaṅkhyaṃ catutthī chaṭṭhī icc etesu ekavacanesu.
Dadāmi te gāmavarāni pañca (Khu. v, 229); dadāhi me gāmavaraṃ; idaṃ te raṭṭhaṃ (Khu. vi, 66, 131); ayaṃ me putto.
Padato ti kimatthaṃ? Tava ñāti, mama ñāti.
- Te = tumha + sa (“tumha” together with the fourth singular inflection ‘sa’ is substituted by “te” (§148)).
- Me = amha + sa (“amha” together with the fourth singular inflection ‘sa’ is substituted by “me” (§148)).
“Dadāmi te gāmavarāni pañca” (I give you five villages as a reward).
“Dadāhi me gāmavaraṃ” (give me a village as a reward).
“Idaṃ te raṭṭhaṃ” (this is your kingdom).
“Ayaṃ me putto” (this is my son).
What is the purpose of saying “after a word”? [This sutta does not apply when they do not come after a word, such as in] tava ñāti, mama ñāti.
Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.
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