This quote from the Ledi Sayadaw's Niruttidīpanī should help solve the
"-anta" mystery:
<< Mahāvuttinā padānaṃ ante gata, jāta, anta saddā āgamā honti.
Rūpagataṃ [ma. ni. 2.133] vedanāgataṃ [ma. ni. 2.133], saññāgataṃ [ma. ni.
2.133], gūthagataṃ [ma. ni. 2.119], muttagataṃ [ma. ni. 2.119], diṭṭhigataṃ
[mahāva. 66], atthajātaṃ [pārā. aṭṭha. 1.paṭhamamahāsaṅgītikathā],
dhammajātaṃ, suttanto [kathā. 226], vananto, sammākammanto, micchākammanto
iccādi.
Āgamasandhirāsi niṭṭhito. >>
According to the above, gata, jāta, and anta at the end of words are
augments (āgamas) and therefore could be construed as pleonastic without any
meaning. The same question came up many years ago with responses from Lance,
Ole, and myself.
Jim
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Dear Bryan,
I contacted Konrad. Let's see whether he has a scan for us.
Best,
Petra
Am 04.12.2014 um 15:44 schrieb Bryan Levman bryan.levman@...
[palistudy]:
>
> Hi Lance, Petra and all,
>
> Margaret Cone has anta as meaning "completion, summation of" in final
> compound (as well as pleonastic). This would fit with the Upaniṣads as
> the completion of the Vedas (because they come at the end of the Vedas)
> and the summation of the Vedas (because they summarize the Vedic message).