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NOTES I 176-198
प्रायोग्रहणतश्चात्र कैश्चित्प्राकृतकोविदैः ।
यत्र नश्यति सौभाग्यं तत्र लोपो न मन्यते ॥ प्राकृतसर्वस्व, II. 2. 181-186. These rules describe changes of in Sk.
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181. कुब्ज has two meanings: a dwarf and a kind of flower. H. Says becomes when it does not mean a flower.
183., when it means a hunter and also a kind of melical herb ( Marathi चिराईत or काढेचिराईत ) changes its क to चं. If the f is a hunter in disguise, is not changed to . Thus we have नमिमो हरकिरायं, we salute god disguised.as a hunter (to fight with f).
187. This is one of the fundamental rules of Prakrit. The five hard and soft aspirates, ख, घ, थ, ध and भ are regarded as conjuncts of, 7, 7, and with the aspirate ह. These letters retain only the aspirate element, i, e., ₹ while portion etc., is dropped. For explanation see 1. 177.
188. The change of mentioned after I, 208. .of place.
to in 4 should have been Here the sutra seems to be out
189, The change of to which is an exception to the general rule I. 187 is instanced in which becomes. Of course in this word could not be changed to as it comes after an R.See I. 187 above, 190-192. These rules describe the changes of π.
192. ग in दुर्भग and सुभग is changed to व only when उ is lengthened by I. 115 in the case of and by false analogy in the case of सुभग.
193. This rule describes the change of . 194. This rule describes the change of . 195-198. These rules speak of the changes of z.
