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INTRODUCTION TO ARDHA-MĀGADHI
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मजं च मंसं च न भक्खइ। 8. अरहंतो धम्मं भासइ, गणहरा तं सुणेन्ति । 9. ali pri quoise i 10. E STE TEE I 11. SPS gase qfag i 12. B SHIUT TEESITA I 13. ETANT QUE | 14. ghean gauoi diezi 15. Fie A TOT gati 16. PHASIS PEÀ
are a alfa afsus I 17. araca qui fage
181 (1) Of the mind. Flowers. With leaves. Of the thread. To the temple. In the kingdoms. From the sky. With power. Of the deeds.
(II) 1. The houses of the monkeys are on the trees. 2. There are trees in the garden. 3. He gives a garland of flowers to the god. '4. He wishes (for) power and energy. 5. Birds fly in the sky. 6. Wise men preach religion. 7. The tree has leaves, flowers and fruits. 8. God punishes wicked men. 9. Fools do not understand the meaning of books. 10. I do not see flowers on the trees. 11. The crow says to the jackal 'You do not speak the truth.' 12. You want my food.
LESSON FOUR
182 Feminine nouns end in 371, 3, &, 3, or o All of them are declined similarly except in the case of L. sing. where nouns ending in g and have an additional form with the termination sit.
As compared to Mas. and Neu, nouns the endings of the Fem. nouns appear to be numerous. But there is no real distinction between -i, -u and i, -ū. Nor do these endings preserve any different types of declension. There is no predominant type as in
1 387. 3 352.
2 Make 'trees' the subject. 4 394.
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