From: rett
Message: 6391
Date: 2005-02-04
>Yes, this is a use of double accusatives, He makes X into Y, both X
>N: I also went to p. 4 of his grammar. Good topic for discussion. Here there
>is the question of something that transforms into something else, if I
>understood correctly. The novice is made a monk.
>This would fit, but I'm a bit hesitant to stop at this suggestion. I
>R: Further, "he leads the goat to the village";
>> here the goat is the direct object / because of
>> its greater desirability (icchitatarattaa) to be
>> attained (pattum) through the action of leading
>> (nayanakiriyaaya) which has a dual object
>> (dvikammikaaya), 'village' however, because of
>> the lack of exertion, is the indirect object,
>> this method (applies) to the others as well.
>N: icchita: asked for, expected. What do you think of this? Thus, what is
>most obvious or to be expected. This seems to fit with your explanations. He
>leads the goat, but not the village and this is obvious.
>Nina.
>