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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 6 of 8

§412

Amhe uttamo

When “amha” (I) [is used or not used], [there is] the first person.

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412. 437. Amhe uttamo (871)

[Amhe + uttamo = 2 words]

Amhe payujjamāne pi appayujjamāne pi tulyādhikaraṇe uttamapuriso hoti.

Ahaṃ yajāmi, mayaṃ yajāma.

Appayujjamāne pi: Yajāmi, yajāma.

Tulyādhikaraṇe ti kimatthaṃ? Mayā ijjate Buddho.

When “amha” (I) [is used or not used], [there is] the first person.
When “amha” (I) is used or not used with the same locus, there is the first person.
Examples
  1. Ahaṃ yajāmi (I sacrifice), mayaṃ yajāma (we sacrifice).

Also when it is not used:

  1. Yajāmi ([I] sacrifice), yajāma ([we] sacrifice).

What is the purpose of saying “tulyādhikaraṇe” (that has the same locus)? To prevent the operation of this rule when there is not the same locus, as in the following example: Mayā ijjate Buddho (the Buddha is honored by me).

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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.