op 25-08-2003 10:48 schreef Everett Thiele op rett@...:

>
> 1: What exactly did the elephant do to the Sal-tree? (mostly centered
> on the verb taccheti)
>
> 2: Why exactly did he do it? (mostly centered on the referent of
> añña.m kiñci adisvaa)

Buddhadatta dict: taccheti: to chip. The Sal tree was important for shade,
unthinkable the elephant would demolish it. He just took a chip from the
root, probably
Nina..