Introduction to Ardhamagadhi

SR No.: 006965
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: A M Ghatage
Publisher: School & College Book Stall
Publication Year: 1941
Total Pages: 268
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 14 MB

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CONJUNCT CONSONANTS
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v(i) with a contact of the teeth with the upper lip explains the change.
70 PALA TALISATION. If the conjunct is made up of the तवर्ग and य or to a limited extent व, चवर्ग takes the place of the तवर्ग.
____A. Groups with य : त्य=च्च : सत्य =सच्च true ; नित्य = निच्च always ; प्रत्यय = पञ्चय confidence ; कृत्य = किच्च duty; अत्यंत = अच्चंत very much; आधिपत्य = आहेवच्च lordship; प्रेत्य = पेच्च in the next life; वैयापृत्य = वेयावच्च help; त्यजति = चयइ abandons; थ्य = च्छ : पथ्य पच्छ wholesome; मिथ्या = मिच्छा false; तथ्य = तच्छ true; रथ्या रच्छा street; नेपथ्य = नेवच्छ dress; द्य= ज : अद्य = अज to-day; मद्य =मज wine; अवद्य = अवज्ज sin; वैद्य = वेज physician ; खाद्य = खज eatables ; विद्या - विजा science ; ध्य = ज्झः वध्य = वज्झ to be killed ; उपाध्याय = उवज्झाय teacher; स्वाध्याय = सज्झाय study; अध्यवसाय = अज्झवसाय resolution ; ध्यात = झाय meditated ; मध्य = मज्झ middle.
few exceptional cases are : pratyekabuddha = patteyabuddha; tathya = tacca which may be in reality tatva. ___B. Groups with : त्व ञ्च : चत्वर = चच्चर square; कृत्वा = किच्चा having done; श्रुत्वा सोच्चा hearing; भुक्त्वा =भोच्चा having enjoyed ; द्वज : विद्वान् = विजं wise ; ध्व = ज्झ : बुध्वा = बुज्झा knowing ; साध्वस = सज्झस fear ; ध्वज - झय banner.
There are some cases like dvei= be ; two; dvādaśa = bāraha twelve ; dvāravati = bāravai; Urdhva = ubbha upright, which show that the stop first changed the semivowel v, already partially having the contact, into the voiced stop b, which was fol- . lowed by the usual assimilation.
This law of palatalisation is due to the fact that the dental pronounced with the spread tip of the tongue against the root of the teeth could easily be carried over to the position of y made by pressing the two edges of the tongue to the palate and leaving the central part for a narrow aperture for the air to escape. The resulting sound is an affricative as are Sanskrit