Re: Ubon R. Wat Nanasat / Nanachat

Dear Ole Pind,

Are you aware that there is a useful work called Syntax of the Cases in
the Pali Nikayas by O.H. de Wijesekera? It was his Ph.d thesis at the
University of London, 1936, and was first published in 1993 by the
Postgraduate Institute of Pali Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri
Lanka. I have found the book very useful as it gives many examples from
Pali, comparisons with Sanskrit syntax. There is nothing comparable to
it as far as I know. I noticed that scholars like Norman were not aware
of it. You could order a copy from the BPS.  I can let you know how to
order.
It is a good idea to make a new Pali Grammar in the way you suggested.
Did you have a look at the recent Pali grammar made by Thomas Oberlies?
It is very expensive.
Do you have any suggestions regarding the Comprehensive Table of Pali
Literature that I sent you last month? I would appreciate a copy of the
article on Pali grammarians that you mentioned. What did you think about
the article by Godakumbara on Chappata Jotipala that I sent you?
Yours,
                Bh. Nyanatusita

Ole Holten Pind wrote:

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>What a travesty of learning! Many monks all over South East Asia are, to the
>best of my knowledge, in need of a modern and adequate education in the
>language of the early Buddhist canon. I have for some years contemplated
>writing a new Paali Grammar, i.e., a real grammar with a comprehensive
>section on syntax, followed by a reader with references to the grammar,
>somewhat along the lines of Lanman's excellent Sanskrit Reader. As it is,
>linguists, who take a look at what MI scholars produce, will inevitably get
>the impression from reading modern Paali grammars that Paali is a language
>without syntax!
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