From: Bhikkhu Bodhi
Message: 4156
Date: 2015-01-13
Nadiṃ nerañjaraṃ patīti lakkhaṇaṃ niddisati. Lakkhaṇañhi padhānapahitattāya nerañjarā nadī. Teneva cettha upayogavacanaṃ. Ayaṃ panattho ‘‘nadiyā nerañjarāyā’’ ti, nerañjarāya tīreti vuttaṃ hoti.This is in Paramattha-jotika II p. 386 of the PTS edition. It seems the word 'lakkhaṇaṃ' is being used here in a specialized sense. The usual meanings, as "characteristic, mark," etc., don't fit very well. Would anyone know the specific way the word is being used in this context?
Taṃ maṃ padhānapahitattaṃ, nadiṃ nerañjaraṃ pati;
Viparakkamma jhāyantaṃ, yogakkhemassa pattiyā.
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