Re: Kaccaayana: introductory verses (1)

Hi Jim,

Thanks for starting this - I'm looking forward to it!

Do you know what metre this gathā is in? It doesn't seem to be śloka or triṣṭubh/jagatī or āryā (which are the three I'm familiar with).

If abhivandiya is the gerundive from abhivandati, shouldn't it be abhivandīya, with long -ī-? Is it short because of the metre?

Thanks, Bryan






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From: Jim Anderson <jimanderson_on@...>
To: palistudy@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, December 16, 2009 8:48:01 AM
Subject: [palistudy] Kaccaayana: introductory verses (1)

  
kaccāyanabyākaraṇaṃ ||

namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa ||

1-sandhikappa

1-Sandhi Chapter

paṭhamakaṇḍa

First Section

seṭṭhaṃ tilokamahitaṃ abhivandiyaggaṃ |
buddhañca dhammamamalaṃ gaṇamuttamañca. ||
satthussa tassa vacanatthavaraṃ subuddhuṃ |
vakkhāmi suttahitamettha susandhikappaṃ || ka ||

(a) Having saluted the excellent, honored by the three worlds, the
highest Buddha, together with the pure Dhamma, and the noble Sangha, I
will expound here the good chapter on sandhi in accordance with the
Discourses to know well the noble meaning of the word of the Teacher.

-- translated by Ven. U Nandisena, resident of Dhammavihara, Mexico

-- posted on the day of the New Moon, 16 December 2009





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