Re: the suffix dheyya
From: Jim Anderson
Message: 2692
Date: 2009-11-11
Dear Ole,
> You find the description of suffix like Sanskrit -dheya (Pali
> dheyya) in Wackernagel, Altindische Grammatik II.2 p. 827
> d). It is mentioned as suffix in Vaarttika 2 on Paa.nini V.4,36,
> mentining ruupa, and naama, and bhaaga as examples to
> which -dheya is suffixed. The root is, of course, dhaa,
> but in this case without the expected semantics.
Thanks for the information. The vaartika is as follows (from G.
Cardona's transcription of the Mahaabhaa.sya):
<V>bhaagaruupanaamabhya.h dheya.h</V>
Pata~njali's comment:
. bhaagaruupanaamabhya.h dheya.h vaktavya.h . bhaagadheyam .
ruupadheyam . naamadheyam .
I take this to be a closed list of 3 words only. If As 391 is a good
indicator of the meaning of "naamadheyya.m" in the Tipi.taka, the
gloss at As 391 on the term is "naama.thapana.m". "-.thapana.m"
(setting up, placing) here stands for "-dheyya.m" and shows clearly
that -dheyya.m in this particular case is not a meaningless suffix.
Jim