[Tlhingan-hol] Dhammapada 183

[ghunchu'wI']

On Apr 27, 2012, at 9:30 AM, Qov <robyn at flyingstart.ca> wrote:

> At 23:26 '?????' 4/26/2012, De'vID jonpIn wrote:
>> De'vID:
>> >> bIyem 'e' yIjunchu'taHqu'[1],
>> >> batlh ghob yIpab 'ej batlh yIvang,
>> >> yablIj'e' yInItqu'moHlI';
>> >> 'e' ghojmoH {Buddha}[2] paQDI'norgh.
> 
> I question {'e'} as the object of ghojmoH there.

My reaction is much stronger: {'e'} is clearly the wrong tool here.

How about {paQDI'norghvam ghojmoH Buddha}? Maybe use {maq} or {nob} instead of {ghojmoH}.

>  In {SoHvaD tlhIngan Hol vIghojmoH} the lesson learned isn't really the object of the verb.

There's room for debate on the exact nuances of grammar at work, but what else but the object could it be?

-- ghunchu'wI