Dear Nina,

Here's an explanation:

1. visesanapubbapada = visesana (adj.) first, padhaana (noun) second

mahanto puriso = mahaapuriso - a great man

2. visesanuttarapada = padhaana first, visesana (adj.) second

satto viseso = sattaviseso - a special being

3. visesanobhayapada = both visesana, require another pada to be the
padhaana.

khan~njo ca kujjo ca = kha~njakujjo (puriso) - a lame and humpbacked
(man - the padhaana)

4. visesanopamapada = one or the other is a visesana, but visesana only
in the sense of a comparision, joined using "iva" or "viya"

kaako iva suuro = kaakasuuro (upamaapubbapada - upamaa is the first
pada) - one who is bold like a crow
naro siiho iva = narasiiho (upamaanuttarapada - upama is the second
pada) - a man who is like a lion

5. sambhaavanapubbapada = the first is a visesana, vis. the matter being
declared (pa.ti~n~naa), perceived (sa~n~naa), esteemed (maano), etc.,
joined using "iti"

sama.no (aha.m) iti pa.ti~n~naa = sama.napa.ti~n~naa - a declaration of
being a samana

6. avadhaara.napubbapada = the first is a visesana, used to specify the
identity of the second pada

buddho eva ratana.m = buddharatana.m - a jewel that is the Lord Buddha

The other important distinction with KD samaasa is that at least one
pada is a visesana (as opposed to dvandva where all are padhaana).

Please let me know if there are any particular difficulties with my
classification. (Maybe I could give you the Thai?)

Best wishes,

Yuttadhammo (Phra Noah)


Nina van Gorkom wrote:

> Venerable Bhikkhu Yuttadhammo,
> thank you very much for the detailed classification of kammadhaaraya.
> I have to study it, it is not easy.
> With respect,
> Nina.
> Op 23-sep-2007, om 4:41 heeft Noah Yuttadhammo het volgende geschreven:
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