Re: Dhammasenapati's Pali Grammar?
From: Dhammanando Bhikkhu
Message: 1085
Date: 2005-03-30
Dear Nina,
> Even with my iMac I could read the files, and the Thai came out very
> well.
> Only one I could not open, it said: doc too large to open with plain
> text.
I suspect you may have been trying to open it with an old
version of SimpleText. It is a rather small file, so you
shouldn't have any problem with a more heavy-duty
word-processor like Word, AppleWorks or NisusWriter.
> My Pali is not good enough to be able to understand it. What is it
> about?
In brief, it is about sadda and attha and the relationship
between them. Sadda here refers to linguistic elements, i.e.
the minimum units of language that are capable of bearing a
meaning. Attha is the meaning that they bear. I will be expanding
on this when I translate Phra Mahaa Nimitr's explanation of the
title of the treatise.
Best wishes,
Dhammanando