Re: se.t.tho -- derivation 5

Dear Jim,
op 10-03-2004 02:44 schreef Jim Anderson op jimanderson_on@...:
>
> You'll find a section on 'action nouns' in Warder on p.138. Nouns with
> the primary affix 'ana' are very often action nouns. An example is
> 'dassana' (seeing). For examples of 'agent nouns' try looking in
> Warder's index under that name.
N: Thank you, that helped. I looked up both kinds. I also had in the Vis.
Tiika 'ana' quite a lot in compounds.
saadhana: I met this also in the Tiika, and thought: effecting, producing,
resulting. Does the word saadhaka help: accomplishing, effecting? Then
function would not be far removed from this meaning.  >

J: I'm positive 'abhivandiya' is an
> absolutive with the 'ya' affix.
N: Yes, thank you. I found this also in Warder.
J:  abhivandiya -- abhipubbo vandadhaatu vandane, abhi aadarena vanditvaa
> ti abhivandiya.
> Note that 'aadarena' (with respect) gives the meaning of the prefix
> 'abhi', so we could translate 'abhivandiya' as 'having respectfully
> saluted'.
N: Thank you very much,
Nina.