What is meant by "a profound knowledge of words" in dhp 352?
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dhp 352
*A master is one who has let go
of all craving and clinging to the world;
who has seen
the truth beyond forms,
yet is possessed of
**a profound knowledge of words**.
Such a great being can be said
to have finished the task.*
[Sujato Translation, with pāḷi](https://suttacentral.net/dhp352/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=sidebyside&reference=none¬es=asterisk&highlight=true&script=latin) :
Rid of craving, free of grasping,
Vītataṇho anādāno,
expert in the interpretation of terms,
***Niruttipadakovido;***
knowing the correct
Akkharānaṁ sannipātaṁ,
structure and sequence of syllables,
Jaññā pubbāparāni ca;
they are said to be one who bears their final body,
Sa ve “antimasārīro,
one of great wisdom, a great person.
Mahāpañño mahāpuriso”ti vuccati.
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