Dear Huynh Trong Khanh,
The -to suffix at the end of a nominal word is most often used to indicate
the ablative case and Bārāṇasito is what I would expect in a sentence like
this. The -to can also be used to indicate some of the other cases as well
as a plural. I think of it as a wildcard suffix.
With regards,
Jim
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From: KHANH TRONG HUYNH testsuda@... [palistudy]
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Sent: September 9, 2015 7:13 PM
Subject: [palistudy] Question about Baranasi
Dear all,
I am translating this sentence from Jataka:
Te Bārāṇasito pañcahi sakaṭasatehi bhaṇḍaṃ ādāya janapadaṃ gantvā vaṇijjaṃ
katvā laddha-lābhā puna Bārāṇasiṃ āgamiṃsu
Which grammar type of Bārāṇasito? From the context, I may be the ablative
case, if that, it should be bārāṇasiyā. Is there any explanation for this
varied?
Sincerely yours,
Huynh Trong Khanh