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A Poet

Перевод: Бхиккху Суджато

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Linked Discourses 1.60 · 6. Old Age

“What’s the source of verses? ^[1]

What constitutes their phrasing?

What do verses depend upon?

What underlies verses?”

“Metre is the source of verses. ^[2]

Syllables constitute their phrasing. ^[3]

Verses depend on names. ^[4]

A poet underlies verses.” ^[5]

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[1] In this short discourse the Buddha articulates a naturalistic theory of poetry.

[2] Rig Veda 10.90.9 says that verses, chants, and metres were born, rather, from the sacrifice.

[3] The akkhara (“syllable”) is the smallest indivisible morpheme, typically consisting of a consonant bound with a vowel. Mystically, it is the “imperishable” Divinity within all things. The “phrasing” (viyañjana) is the complex linguistic expression. Verses and other expressions are often counted by their syllables (eg. Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa 6.2.1.22, 6.2.2.33, 6.3.1.43).

[4] Chāndogya Upaniṣad 7.1.4 defines “name” (nāma) as the Vedic texts and sciences.

[5] The Buddha uses the worldly word for “poet” (kavi) instead of the divinely-inspired Vedic “seer” (isi).