Amrita Collected Papers by A M Ghatage

SR No.: 006968
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jitendra B Shah
Publisher: Kasturbhai Lalbhai Smarak Nidhi Ahmedabad
Total Pages: 530
Language: English
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Idiom-formation and Pāṇini
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जाणे; Gujarati मन मारQ to restrain the mind; Hindi मन मारना etc.
The cumulative evidence given above leads to the conclusion that one of the two idioms stated by Pāṇini in 1. 4. 66 means 'to do something against one's trust, faith,' where the root is used in a slightly figurative sense 'to suppress.'
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Once the meaning of the idiom Fler is ascertained, it will be now possible to deal with the twin idiom Ery. We have now the advantage of knowing what the meaning condition of this idiom is. It must be the same as for the other idiom. But we have the further problem of knowing what the form and meaning of the first element of this idiom is. Whatever the theoretical and recondite explanations of the grammatical tradition, it is the loc. sing of the word and it forms a fhre with without the loss of the case termination of the Loc., a kind of 370kr. Pānini admits 3461477 of the various cases, which are dealt with in 6. 1. 1-24 and enjoins the अलुक् for the other cases पञ्चमी, तृतीया, चतुर्थी, सप्तमी and षष्ठी and excludes the first two cases. All other cases except सप्तमी are treated with specific reference to a list of words. The scope of Loc. is much greater than all others. Hence instead of putting a condition of a specific word and include it in that list, Pānini's normal practice would be to give the form itself while defining fas. Hence 2014TH. To set up an adverb of a homophonous nature of the Loc. sg. of the word out as the later grammarians do, is due to purely theoretical considerations. And there is no cogent reason to set aside its simplest interpretation that the word ", means the smallest unit of grain, particularly food grain. The difficulty lies in tracing the evolution or historical origin of the idiomatic use to which it is put, which can only be the same as the other idiom.
There is an idiom in Marathi to the effect that the idea of the depriving some one of his meagre means of maintenance is expressed by the phrase R HRU (Lit. to strike on the belly). There is a similar idiom 412
1 (killing the belly i. e. hunger). What we now have to concede is a figurative sense for tour which will stand for the belly, and which can be considered as natural in view of the fact that the filling of the belly is the normal expression for taking food. If this is conceded then we have good reason to associate these two idioms into a normal group based on the fact that, what is suppressed in the interest of something to be done, are the needs of the body and the conviction or belief of the mind, against which may stand the demand or compulsion of something to be done or expressed by the main verb, in which these idioms can occur.