Rett,
Thank you, that was very helpful. This group rocks!
all the best,
James
--- rett <rett@...> wrote:


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Hi James,

In canonical pali the aorist endings are used with maa
in the
prohibitive sense: don't do something. In commentarial
prose pali it
is more common to use the imperative endings with maa
in the same
sense. So just think of it as a special function of
the aorist; it
doesn't signify past time together with maa.

Best regards,

/Rett

>
>I had a question for anyone willing.
>in the sentence maa sama.na.m upasa.mkami
>how does it become "do not approach the recluse" ?
>Isn't upasa.mkami in the aorist form? "approached"?

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