The compound resolves as

attaana.m ca

Look in PED, CPD or DP under atta.

Piya

On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 8:27 PM, Ron Harvey <ron.harvey@...>wrote:

>
> While I lack what it takes to become a Pali expect, particular issues
> occasionally intrigue with regard to Buddhist scriptures.
>
> Perhaps somebody here could settle a curiosity with regard to
>
> Attanance piyam janna
> rakkheyya nam surakkhitam
> tinnam annataram yamam1
> patijaggeyya pandito.
>
> http://www.tipitaka.net/tipitaka/dhp/verseload.php?verse=157
>
> The problem is that "Attanance" does not especially appear in a Pali
> dictionary, nor is a google.com search so fruitful.
>
> Is "Attanance" a variation of the accusative tense of "Attan" or is
> there more than that to be inferred?
>
> -- RH.
>
>
>



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