Dear Bhante,
<< It seems the word 'lakkhaṇaṃ' is being used here in a specialized sense.
>>
The term is used in the traditional grammars to explain the usage of
prefixes (upasaggas) that govern the accusative case.
At Sadd III 715 "lakkhaṇa" is seen in 583 which also carries over into 584
(see its vutti):
582 anvādidhirādayo kammappavacanīyā.
583 lakkhaṇasahatthe hīne cānu.
584 itthambhūtakkhānabhāgavicchāsu ca patiparānū.
As I'm hardly familiar with the above, I can't explain much but will do some
further study. S.C. Vasu might have an English translation of the
Sanskrit usage.
Best wishes,
Jim
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Subject: [palistudy] meaning of lakkhana at Pj II 386
Dear Pali Group Members,
In the commentary to the Padhana Sutta of the Suttanipata (commenting on
verse 425), we find the following:
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?
The verse itself says:
Taṃ maṃ padhānapahitattaṃ, _nadiṃ nerañjaraṃ pati_;
Viparakkamma jhāyantaṃ, yogakkhemassa pattiyā.
Thank you in advance.
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Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi