Re: Help translate German

Dear Piya,
op 17-09-2004 18:12 schreef Piya Tan op libris@...:
Norman cites Neumann's German translation of "assaddha" as "Wer keinem

> H"orensagen traut".
> Can I translate this as "Who trusts not H"orensagen".
> What is H"orensagen: "hearsay"?

N: Yes.
P: Neumann's translation is found in "Der Wahrheitpfad" Leipzig, 1893:27.

> I think this journal is "The Path of Truth": am I right?

N: Yes.
P: On page 328 (discussing the "bad meanings" of the key words of Dh 97),

> Norman quotes Hans-Werbin K"ohler's "'Srad-dhaa- in der vedischen und
> altbuddhistischen Literatur" 1973:60. There K"ohler translates "assadha" as
> "ohne Spendefreudigheit" in the context of "maccharii" (selfish,
> avaricious). I hope I am right translating this German phrase as
> "without joy in giving"

N: Yes.

> or is it "without giving joyfully"?
> Perhaps, in "good" English, K"ohler means "without faith in the joy of
> giving" but I don't think this is what he has in his article (which I do
> not have and would fully comprehend anyway since my German is not as good
> as my Thai).

N: Without confidence in liberality or generosity.
It seems your German is fine.
Nina.