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वेसक्खिज्ज (7, 79) as बेसक्खिज्ज'; वोद्रहो ( 7, 80 ) as बोहो;
वुण्णो (7,94) as बुग्णो. 165. विसी ( 7, 61 ) · elephant's trappings' (करिशारिः).
This is obviously the same as बिसी (I, 83;-6, 105), बुसि ( PSM. ) as ascetic's seat ' and मिसी, मिसिआ
(6, 105 ), Sk. बृषी. 166. With वोकिल्लो (6, 80) 'pseudo-brave' ( अलीकशूरः)
Compare बुक्क् ( 6, 94; SH. 8, 4,98) : prattle', • boast ' and its derivatives. Evidence from NIA. indicates initial a for acute (Guj. वगैया, बोल (Guj ), बरुअ (Guj, बरू,) बप्फाउल, (Guj. बाफ), बाउल्ली ( Guj, बावली, बीअजमण (Guj. बी, देड ( Guj. बेडो), वोज्झओ (Guj. बोझो).
(12) म् > ब् / व् For this development in Prakrit ( especially in Arabhrams'a) see Pischel, $ 251 ( SH 8, 4,397 ) where dropping of Ħ is also instanced. Many NIA, languages (Gujarati is a limited exception ) have changed medial म् to S (). 167. णमसि ( 4, 22) present promised to a deity for
fulfilment of a desire, and generally to propitiate' (उपयाचितकम् ). Hem. notes that according to some, the form was णवसि. cf. Sk. नमस्या ' worship, adoration', नमस्यित्त - wor
shipped, adored '; M. नवस = उपयाचितकम्. . 168. वलमय (7, 48 ) ' rapidly, hurriedly, soon' (शीघ्रम् )
cf चकविक्ष (7,48) - ibid. '
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