________________ Chapter-6 Indeclinables Such words in the form of which no change occurs and they always remain the same, are called Indeclinables. In other words, in all Cases, in all Numbers and in all Genders when the words remain without any change, they are called Indeclinables. There are five kinds of Indeclinables: 1. Prefix 2. Adverb 3. Conjunction 4. Interjection 5. Other Indeclinables. Prefix Prefixes are added to Verbs, Nouns and Adjectives. By adding the prefixes the meaning of words becomes distinguishing In Praksta the following prefixes are enumerated. S.N Prefix Verb Noun Adjective 1. pa pabhasei pasiddhi pasiddha (to enlighten) (fame) (famous) 2. para paramarisai parahava parajiya (to think) (defeat) (having defeated) ava : avaharai avaharana avasariya (to snatch away) (kidnapping) (moved backward) 4. ava avabhasai avaboha avainna (to shine) (knowledge) (descended) sam sangahai sangama sangahiya (to collect) (confluence) (collected) Praksta-Grammar (73) Jain Education International For Personal & Private Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
