SV: [Pali] Re: Warder Exercises - [F0014] ex. 11 part 2/2

Hello,

The absolute genitive is very rare in Pali (at the moment I cannot recall
any examples). In the case below the present participle qualifies the
pronoun me that is dependent upon kaayo. "My body tired (by or from) doing
it"(viz. the work). The value of present participles differs from sentence
to sentence, but very often it serves to denote the reason for the action of
the main verb.

Regards,

Ole Pind

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Sendt: 20. oktober 2005 06:48
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Emne: [Pali] Re: Warder Exercises - [F0014] ex. 11 part 2/2

Dear Alan,

In the exercise below you have analysed 'karontassa' as gen/sg of a presumed
noun 'karonta' meaning 'doer'.

I believe, however, that this is actually the gen/sg of the present
participle of the verb 'karoti', thus literally 'of doing'. So I take this
as the genitive absolute construction (see Warder p.56) meaning 'while
doing'. This fits the sentence well.
"I did the work. While doing it, my body tired, so now I am lying down."

What do you think?

With metta,
John

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, "alanmcclure3" <alanmcclure3@...> wrote:
> Warder
> Exercise 11 part 2/2
>
> [D.III.255 — xxxiii.(Sa'ngiiti).3.1.(iv)]
aha.m [per pro/nom/1st sg] I
kho [indec] indeed
kamma.m [n-a/nom/sg] work
akaasi.m. [karàkaa VI/aor/1st sg] I worked/ I did
lit: Indeed I did do work
I did work

kamma.m [n-a/nom/sg] work
kho [indec] indeed
pana [enc/indec] but/however
me [enc/per pro/gen/1st sg] me
karontassa [m-a/gen/sg] doer
kaayo [m-a/nom/sg] body
kilanto, [kilam I/pp/nom/sg] tired
handa[indec] well
aha.m[per pro/nom/1st sg] I
handaaha.m [compound?] well, I
nipajjaami[ni+pad III/ind act/1st sg] I lie down
lit: But, indeed, while I, the doer, worked, my body tired. Well, I am lying
down But as I worked, I became tired, and so now I am going to lie down.







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