Dear Gunnar, Nina and friends,

thanks. I just take a look at PED and it says gacchati can takes two
accusatives sometimes. It even uses a very similar example.

I am not sure about pi, although I agree with both of you.

Let's just consider one sentence:

Dutiyam'pi Buddha.m sarana.m gacchaami.

1. dutiya.m (adv.) for the second time.
2. api (ind.) and, too.
3. Buddha.m (acc.) to the Buddha.
4. sarana.m (acc.) to the refuge.
5. gacchaami (v.) I go.

Hence: And for the second time, I go to the Buddha (as/for) refuge.

Please correct me if I am wrong.


metta,
Yong Peng.

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, Nina van Gorkom wrote:

As Gunnar said, pi: also, I think.

But I would say: I go to the Buddha for refuge. Or: I take my refuge
in the Buddha.

We have two accusatives, and the Co (to the Khuddakapaa.tha) I quoted
talksat length about these. They say that gacchami does not take two
accusatives.

I also find it difficult to apply here Relational Grammar.

> 8. "Buddha.m sara.na.m gacchaami.
> [to] Buddha / [to] refuge / (I) go
> I go to Buddha the refuge.