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Exercise 17 (A) Translate the following sentences into Apabhramśa. Write all
the alternatives of inflected Nouns, Verbal forms and Participles. 1. The camel sits. 2. The aircraft may fly. 3. Examination will occur. 4. The dog barks. 5. The government should spread. 6. Girls will dance. 7. Books burn. 8. Pleasure should increase. 9. Sister vomits. 10. The king should rejoice. 11. The small bundle falls down. 12. The small earthen water pots break. 13. Grandson should rejoice. 14. Citizens will wake up. 15. The wealth increases. 16. Clouds thunder. 17. Detachment should increase. 18. Desire will calm down. 19. The cloth dries up. 20. Beauty will bloom. 21. Education will spread. 22. Maternal uncle should get up. 23. Water drops. 24. Rivers will dry up. 25. Disgrace spreads. 26. Suffering should decrease. 27. Caves will disappear. 28. Vows shine. 29. Knowledge should succeed. 30. Sisters will stay. 31. Son trembles. 32. Moral conduct shines. 33. Thirst will occur. 34. Demons should die. 35. Seeds will grow. 36. Women should enthuse. 37. Lions run away. 38. The truth should bloom. 39. Speech tires. 40. Having jumped, the demons die. 41. The citizen will endeavour to wake up. 42. Daughter rejoices. 43. Having wept, the children will sleep. 44. Having stayed, the aircraft will fly. 45. Having decreased, the desire may calm down. 46. Having risen, the sun shines. 47. Man should endeavour for living. 48. The daughter will rejoice for playing. 49. Having tired, the maternal uncles sit. 50. Having burnt, the thread disappears. 51. Having delayed, the girl comes down. 52. Having fallen, the jewel will break. 53. The state quarrels to spread. 54. Having stayed, the daughter will get up. 55. Having burnt, the books disappear. 56. Having endeavoured, the citizens should play.
Example : The camel sits : Karaha/Karaha/Karahu/Karaho Acchai/Acchei/
Acchae. Note :
In order to solve the above exercise 17, study lessons 29 to 39 of “Apabhrarśa Grammar and Composition”.
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