Question on Pali syntax

[Andrew Ollett]

Pischel §417 mentions the construal of atthi/asti at the beginning of a
sentence with a non-singular (and non-third-person) subject and cites a few
examples. Cf. also §498.

Andrew

On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 11:07 AM, Madhav Deshpande <mmdesh at umich.edu> wrote:

> Hello Colleagues,
>
>      I am reading the Mahāsatipaṭṭhānasutta from the Dīghanikāya with a
> few students.  In this Sutta, phrases like atthi kāyo, atthi cittam, atthi
> vedanā are quite frequent, and pose no problems.  However, then comes the
> phrase atthi dhammā a few times.  It is quite clear from the context that
> dhammā is nominative plural (other refs in the context in plural: dhammesu
> dhammānupassī).  I am wondering how to explain the syntax of the phrase
> atthi dhammā.  Any suggestions?  Perhaps, K.R. Norman might have an
> explanation.  Does anyone have his email address?  Thanks.
>
> Madhav
>
> --
> Madhav M. Deshpande
> Professor of Sanskrit and Linguistics
> Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
> 202 South Thayer Street, Suite 6111
> The University of Michigan
> Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608, USA
>
>


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