Re: The New Pali Course Part III [38/120]

Dear Nina,

thank you for your answer and notes. The original post is here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pali/message/15002

However, I do not think this is the complete list, it has 8 examples.

metta,
Yong Peng.

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

> (g) Some roots have more than one passive base:
>
> * gamU: gamiiyati, gacchiiyati
> * pacA: paciiyati, paccati

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N: I did not get this completely: more than one passive base.
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> 1. "Tasmi.m kho pana, braahma.na, ya~n~ne, n'eva gaavo
> ha~n~ni.msu, na aje.lakaa ha~n~ni.msu... na rukkhaa chijji.msu
> yuupathaaya, na dabbaa luuyi.msu barihisatthaaya."

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N: This is from Diigha Nikaaya, I, 141.
And further, at that sacrifice, O Brahman, neither were oxen slain, neither goats, ...
No trees were cut down to be used as sacrifical posts, no dabba grasses were mown to be used as kusa grass (to be strewn around)..
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Attha: profit, meaning. Atthaaya: for the sake of, to be used as.
(yuupathaaya should be: yuupatthaaya).
barihisa: kusa grass.