Re: Mmd: introductory verses

Dear Jim,

>  I read the nicchaya.m in the
>Sadd II 363 paada to be the same as the previous vinicchaya. The
>difference is that nicchaya has had its 'vi' elided for the correct
>no. of syllables in the line.

I am doubtful of that because the author would certainly have known
the word nicchaya.

What is influencing me in the interpretation of nicchaya is the
common usage in Sanskrit "saastras.

The entry in Monier Williams Dictionary begins: inquiry,
ascertainment, fixed opinion, conviction, certainty, positiveness
(iti ni"scaya.h, 'this is a fixed opinion').

For subcommentaries, sometimes the Sanskrit dictionaries are more
useful than the Pali ones (apart from CPD).

That said, I am still not really sure about this

Lance