Based on Jim last e-mail on thaane (in some cases...) is this
just an example of the locative absolute as is common in epic
Sanskrit?
Best,
jm
---- Original message ----
>Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 12:12:28 -0400
>From: "Jim Anderson" <jimanderson_on@...>
>Subject: Re: [palistudy] ratyaa, ratya.m
>To: <palistudy@yahoogroups.com>
>
>Dear Ole,
>
>Thanks for your explanation of the term ".thaane" which I
think can be
>translated as "in the place or room". I could therefore
translate the gloss:
>
>"yakaara-makaara-nakaara-rakaaraadisu paresu anantare .thitaana.m
>va.n.naana.m saralopo hoti vaa .thaane." (Sd 69) as:
>
>"Optionally, there is vowel elision of the va.n.naa-s
standing in the place
>immediately before the letters: ya, ma, na, ra, etc."
>
>The locative meaning of "ya-ma-na-raadisu" in the sutta is
interpreted
>according to Paa.nini's intepretative rule I 1.66 and the
genitive meaning
>of ".thitaana.m va.n.naana.m" in the vutti according to his
rule I 1.49.
>
>I'm still somewhat baffled by ".Thaane ti kasmaa: Suppiyo...
paribbaajako."
>Is it just to give an example where the operation of vowel
elision is not
>found to take place? In other words, it's not an option here.
"Supyo" would
>look very odd.
>
>Best wishes,
>Jim
>
><< .thaane has basically the same value as sthaane in
Sanskrit grammar. The
>rule states that before following /ya/ etc. the vowel is
optionally elided
>from phonemes that occur (.thitaana.m) immediately before
/ya/ etc. when
>otherwise the vowel would be expected to apply (.thaane).
>One would e.g. expect /u/ to occur before /m/ of padmaani.
However, /u/ is
>elided from /d/ that occur immediately before /m/.
>
>Ole Pind >>
>
>
>
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