Dear Yong Peng,
Op 26-nov-2008, om 12:38 heeft Ong Yong Peng het volgende geschreven:

> I got vija.taye = vija.teyya from the commentary. I
> wonder if -aye is a rare form of conjugation for the Optative, or a
> corruption for metrical purposes.

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N: Although long and short of metri were discussed herebefore, I
found it complicated.

>
> Y.P.: After the corrections, the verse would now be:
>
> "Firm in morality, a man, wise,
> cultivating wisdom, and (developing) the mind;
> the ardent and prudent monk,
> he would this tangle untwine."

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N: very nice this 'untwine', I like it, it falls well into the rhytm.
Nina.



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