yes, thank you too, to bhante sujato.

i am starting to think its easier to just sit and watch the breath. i
find pali requires too much brain usage. pali grammar is very similar
to japanese grammar, maybe even more complicated, and i never liked
japanese grammar. too many conjugations.

june

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, rett <rett@...> wrote:
>
> Bhante Sujato wrote:
>
> >
> >pajaaya is the locative form of pajaa (generation). Pajaa is formed
> >from the stem 'ja' (birth) with the prefix 'pa', here meaning
> >something like 'forth'. Pajaa are those who have been born forth,
ie
> >living beings, humans (and non-humans?). Compare 'pajaapati',
> >the 'Lord of Creation', a Vedic deity. A common passage, from the
> >Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta:
> >
> >'sadevake loke samaarake sabrahmake, sassamanabraahmaniyaa pajaaya
> >sadevamanussaaya'
> >
> >'In this world with its deities, its maras, and its brahmas, in
this
> >generation with its monks and priests, its princes and people.'
> >
> >happy pali-ing
>
> Thank you, Bhante, for this explanation. Reading it, it occurred to
> me that combining a formal explanation of the word with a typical
> canonical context like you have done above is a very helpful way to
> construct an answer. I'd even call it a model answer. My pali-ing
has
> indeed just become happier :-)
>
> Junet wrote:
>
> >thanks for all the explanation. it
> >sounded like a breeze for you.
>
> Maybe so, but I still needed the help above, even if now I think I
> ought to have instantly recognized a feminine -aa stem in locative.
I
> have a long way left to go.
>
> I remember being stumped by exactly the sorts of puzzling forms
that
> you are describing. At the time it felt insurmountable, but I am
sure
> that you'll pass this plateau and soon find these forms much
easier.
> Then something new that is difficult will come along :-) But
whatever
> you do, don't give up because it might appear hopeless at times.
You
> will find youself making leaps, and there is a lot of help to be
had
> here for everyone.
>
> best regards
>
> /Rett