Vajjalaggam

SR No.: 001383
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jayvallabh
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 1969
Total Pages: 708
Language: Prakrit, Sanskrit, English
Classification: Book_Devnagari & Literature
File Size: 13 MB

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INTRODUCTION
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Peculiarities of the Language of the Vajjālagga: I Phoaological : (A) Vowels :
The shortening of long vowels and the lengthening of short vowels (for metrical or other reasons) is already recognised by Hemacandra for Māhārāştri, in the following 17 sūtras of his Prākrit grammar : VIII.1.4; VIII. 1.27; VIII.1.67; VIII.1.70; VIII.1.8t; VIII.1.101; VIII.1.121; VIII.1.146; VIII.1.160; VIII. 3.8; VIII.3.21, VII 1.3.29; VIII.3.94; VIII.1.43; VIII.1.44 VIII.1.85; VIII.1.116.
The following two sūtras primarily occurring in the section on Apabhramśa in Hemacandra's Prākrit grammar are found occasionally to be holding good in the case of Mābārāștrī also according to HS. VIII.4.447 194294991 al 19 giraf 77979 Hafa 1) (1) VIII.4.410 and (2) VIII.4.411.
We find in the VL examples of all these sūtras. Only those cases which are not covered by the sūtras given above are mentioned below :(1) Shortening of long vowels, for metrical or other reasons : (i) Final 911, , and 3 of Nominative singular forms of feminine 311, & and sistems: Afg4 = Rental (366); qat (@EET) (589); ATATE TH-AFF ( = °7777) (256), #affor ( = darfrost) (317); 39 (= (337). (ii) Final 31 of Nominative plural forms of masculine 87 stems : 379( = 3741) (128). (iii) Final of No minative singular forms of masculine stems 43 (= ) (208). (iv) Final 5 of vocative singular forms of feminine 311 stems (into :) : 2895 ( = 375557) (296); $T (=5259) (352): yras (=gías) 474 (v) Final 8 of locative singular forms of masculine 2 stems and of verbal forms (Atmanepada Present first person singular (ipto 34) 0777 ( =' ) (204); 37412 ( = ufag) ira (264); Frage niigisu (Entfeier) (794); 474 ( = 4GÀ 1999) (377); o forma (= 27 fear) (393); j feat (= sino f€77) (495); frau (=ER ) (499);TEITA fea(sq8IHỮt fe44) (517); a (=Hà) (244).
(vi) Final of Nominative singular forms of masculine 34 stems (into 37) : 24 sa (= 17X560).