Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 6 of 8
Dve dve paṭhama-majjhim’-uttamapurisā
The pairs [are] third person, second person and first person.
- Kaccāyana 408
- Rūpasiddhi 431
- Saddanīti 867
- Ākhyāta-Kappa · Paṭhama-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →408. 431. Dve dve paṭhama-majjhim’-uttamapurisā (867)
Tāsaṃ sabbāsaṃ vibhattīnaṃ parassapadānaṃ, attanopadānañ ca dve dve padāni paṭhama-majjhim’-uttamapurisasaññāni honti.
Taṃ yathā? Ti anti iti paṭhamapurisā, si tha iti majjhimapurisā, mi ma iti uttamapurisā. Attanopadānam pi te ante iti paṭhamapurisā, se vhe iti majjhimapurisā, e mhe iti uttamapurisā. Evaṃ sabbattha.
Paṭhama-majjhim’-uttamapurisam icc anena kvattho? Nāmamhi payujjamāne pi tulyādhikaraṇe paṭhamo, tumhe majjhimo, amhe uttamo.
Which are these?
- Ti anti are the third person (paṭhamapurisā); si tha are the second person (majjhimapurisā); mi ma are the first person (uttamapurisā).
- Also in the “attanopada”: te ante are the third person (paṭhamapurisā); se vhe are the second person (majjhimapurisā); e mhe are the first person (uttamapurisā).
Thus everywhere.
What is the use of the name “paṭhama-majjhim’-uttamapurisa”? For the use of these names in the suttas “Nāmamhi payujjamāne pi tulyādhikaraṇe paṭhamo”, “Tumhe majjhimo”, “Amhe uttamo” (§410-12).
Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.
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