Re: Meaning of sānu?

From: Bhikkhu Bodhi
Message: 3955
Date: 2014-11-22

Dear Ven. Yuttadhammo,

Thank you for this citation. This should settle the meaning of sānu as the material of which a mountain is composed. The gloss "sānūni ca pabbatāni cāti paṃsupabbate ca silāpabbate ca" would mean that it is soil (as opposed to rock). The PED meaning "ridge" and SED "'ridge, summit" seem to be less relevant, as they do not specify the substance.


With best wishes,
Bhikkhu Bodhi



On 11/21/2014 10:00 PM, Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu yuttadhammo@... [palistudy] wrote:
 

Bhante,

Have you seen this?

so tassa vacanaṃ sutvā ācariyaṃ pabodhetukāmo dutiyaṃ gāthamāha —

35.

“ahañhimaṃ sāgarasevitantaṃ, samaṃ karissāmi yathāpi pāṇi.

vikiriya sānūni ca pabbatāni ca, tasmā silaṃ dariyā pakkhipāmī”ti.

tattha ahañhimanti ahañhi imaṃ mahāpathaviṃ.sāgarasevitantanti sāgarehi sevitaṃ cāturantaṃ. yathāpi pāṇīti hatthatalaṃ viya samaṃ karissāmi. vikiriyāti vikiritvā.sānūni ca pabbatāni cāti paṃsupabbate ca silāpabbate ca.

(Jat-A 356)


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