Re: cetaapana/cetaapanna

Dear Ole,

Thanks.

I thought the word cetaapanna/cetaapana is derived from the verb
cetaapeti, which according to PED is the ''Caus. of *cetati to *ci,*
collect''.  What is the problem with this?

Another question. Why is the numeral (compound form) ti doubled when
found medially in compounds, e.g, dvattipatta, ekatti.msa, dvatti.msa,
baatti.msa, etc. Is it because Pali ti corresponds to Sanskrit tri?

However, the doubling doesn't always take place, e.g., atirekatirattam,
dirattatiratta, ekuunati.msa. Why is this so?

In the case of dvatti, it could be explained by dvaa + ti > dvatti in
accordance with the law of Morae, but this can not be done with the
other examples.

The form baatti.msa is in disagreement with the law of Morae. I could
not find any reading baati.msa on CSCD. Maybe other editions have this
reading.

Kind regards,
                              Bh. Nyanatusita



Ole Holten Pind wrote:
> Dear Bhante Nyanatusita,
>
> I have spent some time on this problem without reaching a conclusion about
> what might have motivated the difference of spelling. In addition, the word
> itself is a mystery from the point of view of its derivation. It certainly
> has no connection to ci nor to cit. The difference of spelling might have
> originated in an attempt to explain the term as derived from ceta + aapanna.
> Ceta, however, is a problem in itself.
>
> Regards,
> Ole Pind
>
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