Re: the suffix dheyya

Dear Ole,

How do you justify -dheyya as a meaningless suffix? I don't see
any -dheyya or Skt. -dheya included as a suffix in the Saddaniiti or
Paa.nini. In the Niruttidiipanii, "maaradheyya" is commented on under
sutta no. 778 (p. 532) as "maarassa aa.naa dahati etthaati
maaradheyya.m." (Maara's rule holds here). I think this agrees with
"the dominion of Maara" in the translations of Muller and Norman. I
know that there are a few words that function as meaningless suffixes
such as "anta" in "kammanta" or "suttanta".

Best wishes,
Jim

> Dhp 34 presents one of several instances of maaradheyya recorded in
> the Pali canon. naamadheyya is another instance of the same type of
> derivation. Like maaradheyya it is also found in the Pali canon.
> -dheyya like Sanskrit dheya is used as a meaningless suffix, and it
> is therefore necessary to correct extant Pali dictionaries and
> translations of Dhp 34. maaradheyya.m pahaatave means "to
> quit/abandon Maara." naamadheyya of which there are several
> examples in the Pali canon means "name"  like Sanskrit naamadheya.
>
> Regards,
> Ole Holten Pind