Thanks, Piya

I guess the aorist of huu is very irregular. Bopth PED and Warder
(pg 26) give the sorist of atthi/asmi as: 1st sg = aasi.m or ahosi.m
3rd and 2nd sg. = ahosi

Mettaa,
Khaik-Cheang Oo

In Pali@..., Piya Tan <libris@...> wrote:

> Cheang Oo,
>
> Let me try to give a bit of amateur help:
>
> ahudeva = ahu (aor.) + eva, "there was indeed"
> eva is usually left untranslated here.
>
> Earlier in the same paragraph, we have "Ahu kho so bhante

samayo", "There was a time,

> Venerable Sir..."
>
> P.
>
> cheangoo@... wrote:
>
> > Hi there,
> >
> > Can anyone out there help me with the word "ahudeva" in the
> > following line from La.tukikopamasutta [M.N. 66]
> > 'i.ngha tumhe, bhikkhave, eta.m divaavikaalabhojana.m

pajahathaa'ti.

> > Tassa mayha.m, bhante, ahudeva a-n-nathatta.m, ahudeva

domanassa.m -

> > ....
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Khaik-Cheang Oo
> >
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