BHS is more systematic. This is a sort of Sinhalese vernacular, or possible classical Sinhala (I think I am becoming more and more ignorant of this).

Anyway, it just shows how Buddhism has seeped into the fabric of a society.

Piya

--- Jacques Huynen <jhuynen@...> wrote:

> Mixtures of Pâli or other prakrits with Sanskrit are
> usually called "Hybrid Sankrit".
>
> J.Huynen
>
> --- libris <libris@...> wrote:
>
> > Very interesting: it is a mixture of Pali &
> > Sanskrit. I think it is Sinhala Pali or Pali
> > Sinhala. Is there a technical name fot this usage?
> >
> > In Thailand too there is a heavy presence of Pali in
> > classical poetry.
> >
> > Piya
> >
> > --- gurusinha sena <gurusinhas@...> wrote:
> >
> > > Dear Mr. Ong
> > >
> > > It is a pali verse, written in Sinhalese. This
> > is the tramslation
> > > to Roman characters. m = m dot below
> > >
> > > Ye bhaahmano vedagu sabbha dhamme
> > > Te me namo teva mam paalayantu
> > > Namatthu Buddhaanam namatthu bodhiyaa
> > > Namo vimuktaanam namo vimuktiyaa
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Ong Yong Peng <pali.smith@...> wrote:
> > Dear friends,
> > >
> > > I was asked by a friend to translate into English
> > an unknown passage
> > >
> > > in a script, which I think is South-Asian. I was
> > told it is a Pali
> > > verse.
> > >
> > > The passage is available online:
> > > http://www.tipitaka.net/unknown.bmp
> > >
> > > I would appreciate if anyone can help, either to
> > translate the
> > > passage
> > > in English, or transliterate it into Roman
> > Velthuis characters.
> > > Thank
> > > you.
> > >
> > > metta,
> > > Yong Peng.
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