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GRAMMAR
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-%25. ए becomes इ'
(a) always, when in a closed syllable: पिक्खइ (= पेक्खइ = प्रेक्षते) 960 and other forms and derivatives from Vपिक्ख, मिल्हउ (from / मल्ल) 860 and other forms of Vमिल्ह, इक्क (= ऍक = एक) 1000 and its other derivatives, सिन (= सज्जा = शय्या) 173c, etc. etc.
(b) casually, in an open syllable : इम( = एम) 54a, तिम( = तेम) 103d, जिम (= जेम) 103d, किम (= केम) 69b, इहु (= एहु = एषः) 151d, हिमंत ( = हेमन्त) 186b, 2040. ____ef. TESSITORI, S7 (1).
826. ओ° becomes °उ
(a) always, when in a closed syllable : दुग्गच्चिय (= दो = *दौर्गत्यिक) 18d, मुत्तिय (= मो = मौक्तिक) 118d, जुन्ह (= जो = जोन्हा = ज्योत्स्ना) 160d, कंदुट्ट (= कंदोह) 162, कुंज (= कोंज = क्रौञ्च ) 164c, णवजुव्वणी (= णवो = नवयौवना) 220a.
(b) casually, in an open syllable : णिउइय (= णिओं = नियोजित) 1120, विउय (= विओइ = वियोगी) 200d, सुसंतिय (= सो = शोषयन्ती enlarged) 1230.
cf. TESSITORI, $ 8. $ 27. Vowel contraction. (a) In individual words:
अया">आ in सुन्नार (= *सुन्नआर = स्वर्णकार) 108a, साहार (= सहआर = सहकार) 134d, similarly सहार 211d, अंधार (= अंधआर = अंधकार) 13903; "इई">ई in तीयय (= *तिईयय = तृतीयक);
अ>ओ in तो (= तउ = ततः) 18d, 290, सामोर (= सम्मउर =*संबउर - शाम्बपुर), 420, मोर (= मऊर = मयूर) 212b, Pk. आसोय (= आसउय = अश्वयुज enlarged)1720, ef. also इंदोअ (= इंदओव = इन्द्रगोप)143d, चंपएल (= चंपयएल = चंपकतैल)187d; cf. relevant cases from TESSITORI $ $ 9, 11; • इअ>s in पडिलिउ' (= प्रति+अलीकम् ? ef. Pali अलिक 'contrary'; पञ्चलिउ
1 A comparison of the infleoted forms of one specimen of Ap. like that
represented by, say, the Mahāpurāņa of Puşpadanta with those of another specimen like one represented by our text (e. g. instr. sing. in 'एण or 'ऍण : that in 'इण, instr. plur.in एहिँ or ऍहिँ: that in 'इहि, loo.sin. in 'ऍ: that in 'r, gen. sing. in 'इहँ: that in हि, abs, in 'एवि or ऍविः that in 'इवि; nom. sing. in उ: that in 'अ, abl. sing. in 'अहाँ: that in 'अह eto.) naturally compels one to include the terminational elements, also in the phonetic treatment. But to do so appears premature as yet, since it involves unsolved chronological and dialectological problems
relating to Apabhramsa. 2. See KATRE: A Muslim contribution to Apabhramśa literature'--The
Karnataka Historical Revier, Jan.-July 1937, p. 18f. ' पडिला oours also in the so. VIII 350.
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