Re: Dhammapada commentary
From: Jim Anderson
Message: 3069
Date: 2010-09-19
Dear Khristos,
> Perniola does
> give an example of the subject in the accusative case
>
<< Could you please provide details of this example to me, Jim? >>
Here it goes:
The verb maññāti is very often followed by a future participle
passive. If the verb is intransitive, the future participle passive is
used impersonally. The intransitive verb is sometimes used in the
neuter singular in a kind of impersonal construction, but with the
object in the accusative.
appeva nāma appasaddaṃ parisaṃ viditvā upasaṅkamitabbaṃ maññeyya 'on
seeing that assembly is silent, he might think of coming' (MN II
2:7) -- Perniola, p. 371
I'm not at all clear about the usage and meaning of the fpp in this
quote and the preceding explanation which strikes me as ambiguous.
My understanding of the fpp still remains rudimentary at best despite
the reading up on it over the past few days. As for the rest of your
message, I can hardly even begin to try to respond to it. I'm just not
ready for it nor do I have the time to do the necessary research. Past
participles is another subject worth delving into as well. There is so
much to study and to think about, eh?
Best wishes,
Jim