[INDOLOGY] Pali question

[Gleb Sharygin]

Dear Dr. Walser,

"-tvā" is perfectly grammatical and standard, while "-tva" isn't (must be a
typo. Most PTS editions were made on a basis of only a few MSS.) See
Geiger's "A Pāli grammar", §§ 209-210.

With best regards,
Gleb Sharygin

> I was using the CSCD Pali canon and noticed that in the Sutta Nipata, the
> > fourth verse of the Upasivamanavapuccha has the line: Ākiñcaññaṃ nissito
> > hitvā maññaṃ. The PTS has, Ākiñcaññaṃ nissito hitva maññaṃ;
> >
> > Is  hitvā (long a) a legitimate variant that appears in the Burmese
> > version or the Thai version, or is it a typo?
> > Thanks!
> >
> > -j
> >
> > Joseph Walser
> > Associate Professor
> > Department of Religion
> > Tufts University
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