Re: Kc intro. verse 2

Dear Jim,
Thank you very much.
op 03-07-2003 06:19 schreef Jim Anderson op jimanderson_on@...:
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> [ 1) seyya.m (excellence): acc. neut. noun is related to the
> comparative adj. 'seyya' (better). For the noun, PED gives: -- good,
> happiness, well-being -- but here I think 'excellence' is better than
> 'good' given the context.
N: could there be another reading for seyya.m: the highest good, optimum
bonum, the highest goal?
amohabhaavaa: would a possible reading be: by the development of amoha,
pa~n~naa? bhaavo means nature but also development.
J: 4) padamato = padam ato. ato is 'therefore'.
N: is ato almost the same as ito?
There is much stress here on studying the words. He says again, padamato
vividha.m. Is Kaccayana drawing attention to the words that will follow and
that he will explain?
Nina.