Hi John and group,

> In the latter case, if the meaning was turned around
>to be, "The boulder, together with the wall of mud, crushed the
>hut", then perhaps "saddhi.m" would be used?

I'm not sure, but I think this would be imputing intentionality to
the boulder. Kind of like saying 'the mountain drove us back' if a
snowstorm on the mountain made passage impossible, or 'this wheel
just doesn't want to come loose' when changing a tire. It takes a
mindless object or force of nature and treats it as having thoughts
and intentions (for rhetorical effect, or for fable purposes).

If all you really meant was that a combination of boulder + mudslide
hit the hut in a freak accident, I'd have reservations about using
saddhi.m. I could be wrong though, and would enjoy hearing any
counterexamples or alternative opinions.

I'm glad to hear you liked the examples. I find those sorts of tests
both fun and helpful at the same time.

best regards,

/Rett