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Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 6 of 8

§492

Asasmā mi-mānaṃ mhi-mhā ’ntalopo ca

After “asa”, [there are] ‘mhi’ and ‘mha’ of ‘mi’ and ‘ma’, and elision of the end [of the root].

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492. 499. Asasmā mi-mānaṃ mhi-mhā ’ntalopo ca (987)

[Asasmā + mi-mā-naṃ + mhi-mhā + antalopo + ca = 5 words]

Asa icc etāya dhātuyā mi ma icc etesaṃ vibhattīnaṃ mhi-mhādesā honti vā, dhātvantassa lopo ca.

Amhi (M. ii, 302), amha. Asmi (M. i, 49), asma.

After “asa”, [there are] ‘mhi’ and ‘mha’ of ‘mi’ and ‘ma’, and elision of the end [of the root].
Optionally, there are the substitutions ‘mhi’ and ‘mha’ of the inflections ‘mi’ and ‘ma’ after the root “asa”, and elision of the end [consonant] of the root.
Examples
  1. Amhi, asmi (I am); amha, asma (we are).

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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.