paraajaka

[Myanghee Cha]

> 
>  Dr. Akira Hirakawa introduces the etymology of Paaraajika(Skt. Paali) in
> his book.
> 
>  1) Paaraajika comes from *paaraJcika(AMg. paaraJciya)--Levi.
>  2) Paaraajika comes form
> paraajita--Buddhaghosa,Muulasarvaastivaadavinaya,Mvy. and PW. etc.
> 
> And Dr.Hirakawa himself says its etimology is not clear.
> 
> Does anybody know new views of its etymology? 
> 
> Ichiro NUMATA(inumata at hucc.hokudai.ac.jp) 
> 
> 

paraa + aj (to drive).

Please consult "A Handbook of Paali Literature.", Oskar von Hinuber, 1996,
page 10.

Yours,

Cha