Guest guest Posted January 14, 2003 Report Posted January 14, 2003 Dharam vs. Dharma = hee hee! What a close fight that would be! Dharma is the Sanskrit spelling; it's Dhamma in Pali (language of the Buddha); and in Gurmukhi (as well as Hindi and some other dialects) the ending vowel is dropped: Dharm. Gurmukhi uses declension, which is the addition of endings to nouns (and some adjectives) to indicate how they are used in a sentence, like if they are the direct or indirect object, to indicate location, or in this case, what is happening to it. So here's what I'm figgerin': Dharam = the root Dharm + declension to indicate "in action" It appears the ending is "-am" but the last consonant is dropped before adding it. Whether or not this is a rule or an exception to declension in Gurmukhi, I do not know though... but I will try to find out more! Sat Nam "sweet Ranjit" _______________ The new MSN 8 is here: Try it free* for 2 months http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup Quote
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2003 Report Posted January 14, 2003 Wow, Ranjit. That was all I wanted to know and more!! Seriously, I'm completely in awe of your grasp of the languages. And you explain it beautifully!! Thanks! Christa Quote
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