>
> Some local Russian translators, inspired by this English inexact
> equivalent, have gone as far as to translate 'sammaa' with Russian
> 'correct'.
>
> I have never seen another alternative in English translations, though
> obviously 'sammaa' also implies 'perfect'.
>
> Currently I consider translating the elements of Eightfold Path
> as 'perfect' ones. What would you suggest?
>
The Ven. Henepola Gunaratana in _Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness_
translates them all as 'skilful'. This may seem unliteral (as
there is another word, kusala, for that meaning, but as Gunaratana
is (to me anyhow) a master at striking the right tone and
getting nuances to work in English, it might be worth considering
some Russian equivalent along those lines.
--Rett