Diploma Awarding ceremony in 2017.

Personally I think, in this 2017  is said to be the great year for our Tai Sangha students who have been studying in Sri Lanka. As we know, last week on 19th of September, there were twelve members of Tai Sangha students  graduated  Master of art degree as well as Postgraduate Diploma. Besides, today 26th  of September, when the University of kelaniya held the certificate awarding ceremony, there are twenty-two  members of Tai Sangha students participate and graduated Undergraduate Diploma in Pali and Buddhist Studies as well. But it's just the first step to reach our goal, aim has not ended yet. However,  as for me to get this great opportunity,  I am real thankful to the most Venerable Ovāda Thero the leader of Sangha community in my home town, for his love, kindness and helping me while I am studying.

Learning Tappurisa Samāsa

Learning Tappurisa Samāsa

Compound (Samāsa)

Tesam nāmānam payujjamānapadatthānam yo yuttattho, so samāsasañño hoti. Compound is when a group of tow or more nouns are joined together to be one form, it is called Compound (Samāsa). When tow nouns or an adjective and noun are combine into one, a case which ending of the first noun or  adjective is generally decleted, Tesam yuttatthāna samāsānam vibhattiyo lopā ca honti. As two nouns or adjective are joined together in this Samāsa section, the basic knowledge of Samāsa is should realized nouns form clearly from Nāma and Kāraka sections first . then when one comes to learn Samāsa, it may have no difficult to understand.

There are six kinds of Compounds such as:

1.      Tappurisa Samāsa

2.      Kammadhāraya Samāsa

3.      Dvanda Samāsa

4.      Digu Samāsa

5.      Avyayībhāva Samāsa

6.      Bahubbīhi Samāsa

As mentioned above six numbers of Samāsas, among of them, here I would like to explain one by one of  Samāsa. first of all, I am going to explain Tappurisa Samāsa.

Tappurisa Samāsa

There are six kinds of Tappurisas Samāsa which belonging to the first number of case from accusative case to locative case and the first case of noun is deleted  when it joining to the second noun, Tā amādayo nāmehi parapadebhi yadā samasyante, tadā so samāso tappurisasañño hoti.

Dutiya Tappurisa

Maggam   gato            Magga-gato  (Magga + gata) gone to the path

Gāmam   patto            Gāma-patto (Gāma + patta) arrived to the village

Apāyam  gato              Apāya-gato (Apāya + gata) gone to the hell

Tatiya Tappurisa

Buddhena   desito       Buddha-desito (Buddha + desita) expounded by the Buudha

Sallena   viddho          Salla-viddho (Salla + viddha) shot by arrow

Yakkhena   hato          Yakkhahato (Yakkha + hata) killed by yakkha

Catutthī Tappurisa

Lokassa   hito              loka-hito (loka + hita) benefit to the world

Bhuddhassa deyyam   Buddha-deyyam (Buddha + deyya) giving to the Buddha

Sanghassa atthāya bhattam     Sangha-bhattam (Sangha + atthāya +  bhatta) giving alms to Sangha

Pañcamī Tappurisa

Rājato bhayam            Rāja-bhayam (Rāja + bhaya) fear from king

Aggito   bhayam         Aggi-bhayam (Aggi + bhaya) fear from fire

Corehi   bhayam          Cora-bhayam (Cora + bhaya) fear  from robbers

Chaṭṭī Tappurisa

Dhaññānam   rāsi        Dhañña-rāsi (Dhañña + Rāsi) a heap of grains

Rañño   putto             Rāja-putto (Rañña + Putt) a son of king

Devānam rājā              Deva-rājo (Deva + Rāja) gods of king

Sattamī Tappurisa

Vikāle   bhojano          Vikāla-bhojano (Vikāra + bhojana) taking meal in the afternoon

Dhamme   rato            Dhamma-rato (Dhamma + Rata) delighted in dhamma

Araññe   vāso              Arañña-vāso (Arañña + Vāsa) dwelling in the forest

In conclusion,  Tappurisa Samāsa is one of the six kinds of Samāsas. And it has divided in to six parts accordance with the first case of noun which has been deleted after two words joined together. The beneficial of  Samāsa is make each nouns become one beautiful sentence and one case and makes easier to understand while we are reading pāli Tipitaka.