Aw: Re: [palistudy] etymologies of "dukkha"

Dear Jim,

What I learned about the etymology of "dukkha" and "sukha" (or the Sanskrit equivalents) is that it is derived from the meaning also found in Monier-Williams, for example:

"the hole in the nave of a wheel through which the axis runs".

So, if this hole was bad, if you had "dukkha", the wheel broke - quite "bad luck" if your "car" (  :-) "ratha", of course) breaks down! You are likely to lose a battle if that happens.

But good luck, if your wheel was built was built properly, if the axis/the hole through which the axis runs, was good - su-kha!

That's what I learned.

Warm regards,

Susi