Re: article on Pali lexicography

Dear Members,

I received a copy of the article sooner than expected. If anyone else is
interested in receiving a copy, please contact me off-list. The article
can also be acquired from jstor.org. The file is in pdf format (298KB). The
table of contents is as follows:

1. Previous Etymologies of anamatagga.
2. The True Etymology and Meaning of anamatagga.
3. Synopsis of the Anamatagga Sa.myutta.
4. Illustrations from the Legends of the Saints.
5. Etymology and Meaning of Praakrit a.navayagga.
6. Etymology and Meaning of Sanskrit anavaraagra.

The article starts off with:

V.-- CONTRIBUTIONS TO PALI LEXICOGRAPHY.

PART I.

Paali ana-matagga       ' having no conceivable beginning '
Praakrit a.na-vayagga  ' having no conceivable beginning '
Sanskrit an-avaraagra  ' having no starting-point in the past '

   It is no exaggeration to say that the ana-matagga, the stock
epithet of the sa"msaara, is the most extraordinary and highly
significant word in the Paali language. Apparently, few scholars
who have dealt with the word seem to have read what is perhaps
the most remarkable chapter of the Sa"myutta Nikaaya -- the
Anamatagga Sa"myutta; and the few who did read it failed to
grasp the fundamental thought that runs through the chapter
from the first word to the last, --- the thought, namely, of the
beginningless character of the round of existences.  It is the
purpose of this paper to settle, if possible, the etymology and
meaning of this most remarkable word.

> << Contributions to Pali Lexicography: Part I
> Eugene Watson Burlingame
> The American Journal of Philology, Vol. 41, No. 1 (1920), pp. 69-75
> doi:10.2307/289504
> This article consists of 7 page(s). >>

Best wishes,
Jim

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