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( 54 ) Here it and g (both in Nom. sing.) are instances of 311 ending. It should be noted that they are both pronominal forms, which, usually, follow the pattern of noni. nal forms.
ठाउ ( Vedic Sk. स्थामन्.
This change - 347 ending in Nom. sing.-occurs in Masculine nouns only; Neuter nouns have only the 3 ending, as the following verse illustrates : (2) 37*: ST T Arad fra startu pert: 7 FIA: i
प्रियस्य पश्यन्त्याः मुखकमलं एवमेव सुरतं समाप्तम् ॥ “My body did not embrace (lit. came in contact with’) his; my lips did not get to his lips; only looking at the lotus-like face of my darling our love sport [thus] came to an end."
Here sii (Neut. Nom. sing. ) and TEH (Neut. Acc. sing.) are both ending in 3 (and not in 3ft), as they are not Masculine nouns. fast is Gen. sing.; term. lost (Vide: sutra 345 ).
333. ( =T) 2-
In Apabhraṁsa before ET ( = 341; Instr, sing. term.) the ending 37 of nouns becomes g. (1) ## OTT: faqat: anda sahati
NET TET: ( 4 ) 31561: par: tell “(The limit of) those days given to me by my darling proceeding on journey—counting them my fingers (i, e. 'finger-tips') have been worn out by the finger-nails”.
Here yg and aỆo are instances of g ending in Instr. sing. am is Gen. pl.; here it has the sense of Accusative.
334. s-sena 7 ( =) 71
In Apabhraṁsa the ending of nouns becomes & and 5 before the Loc. sing. termination.
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