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Prkrit passive stems can be classified and illustrated (through pres. 3. pers. sing. forms with indication of the root-meaning ) as under : (1) Stems ending in -ijj- / -iy
karai : karijjai ('do') hasai : hasijjai (“laugh")
bhamai : bhamijjai ('wander') (2) Stems ending in -kkh
lih- : likkhai ('write') (3) Stems ending in -cc-. (i) payai : paccai (“cook')}
rayai : raccai (“make')
vayai : vuccai (“speak') (ii) muscai : muccai (“leave')
siṁcai : siccai (“sprinkle) (iii) kattai : kiccai (“cut)
ghāyai : ghaccai (‘kill') (4) Stems ending in -jji) khāyai : khajjai ('eat')
chāyai : chajjai ('cover') (ii) bhamjai : bhajjai (“break’)
ramjai : rajjai (“colour') (iii) chimdai : chijjai (“cut asunder')
bhimdai : bhijjai (“pierce') (5) Stems ending in -jjh
(i) dahai : dajjhai ('burn')
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