Dear Nina,

thanks for iccaaneka. As for kaara.na.m, cause/reason is appropriate, but that is from what we have read so far. I suggest we proceed with the text to have better understanding.

metta,
Yong Peng.

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, Nina van Gorkom wrote:

> Pa.ticca kaara.na.m ta.m ta.m,
> Due to various causes...

Can we not just keep cause for kaara.na instead of function?

> Y.P.: Iccaanekavidhesu paccayesu "vikara.napaccayaa naama ime"ti
> sallakkhetabbaa.
> Among the various forms (of) verbal suffixes,

N: Iccaaneka: iti aaneka: here among the various forms...