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
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 10 MB

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Concord in Präkrit Syntax
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parallel- lines with the agreement of the nominal predicate with the subject. In case of adjectives, however the usual practice appears to be to make it agree with the nearest substantive. AMg. taham piyā surā sīhū merao ya mahūni ya U. 19. 70. “You like wine, drink, and other varieties of wine." pāio mi jalantio vasão ruhirāni ya U. 19. 70. “I was made to drink burning fat and blood." In case of predicative adjective we find the tendency to use only one form with reference to nouns of all genders. P. pavivekiyam duḥkhaṁ seyyo yaṁ ca kāmamayaṁ sukham Th. 1. 669. “Misery due to knowledge is better than happiness due to sensual pleasures.” maranam dhammikam seyyo yam ce jīve adhammikam | Th. 1. 670. “Death due to religion is better than life due to irreligion." sangāme me matam seyyo yam ca jīve parājito | Th. 1. 194. “It is better for me to die on the battle field than to live with defeat." garahā va seyyo viññühi yam ce bālapasaṁsanā | Th. 1. 668. “It is better to have censure than praise of a fool.” tasmă hi pañña va dhanena seyyo | Th. 1. 784. “Therefore knowledge is better than wealth.”
The cases of disagreement can be grouped under following heads. (i) Disagreement in Gender : AMg. teu cittamantam akkhāyā Das. 4. "It is preached that fire has life.” The adjective in this case is neuter even though the substantive teū is feminine, probably because of the gender of the word in Sanskrit. chajjīvaniyā nāmam ajjhayanam | Das. 4. "The chapter called Six Groups of Living Beings.” JM. ihaṁ puna samīve giriküdam nāma gāmo | Vas. 182. 6. "Here near about there is a village called Girikūda." kumbhakārāvekkho nāma pattanam tassa nāmena kayam | Erz. 34. 8. “A town was established after him with the name Kumbhakārāvekkho." P. attā have jitas seyo | Dh. 104. “The self is better when conquered.” Ap. nayanai honti juvāṇaha muddhao | tarunivayanadassanarasaluddhao | Bh. 48. 8. "the eyes of the youths become deluded, being attached to the flavour of looking at the faces of the maidens.” tinni mi täi asi guṇavantao | tinni mi jinavarasāsaņi bhattaoBh. 81. 5. "Those three were virtuous and also devotees of the preaching of the Jina." puri citthai padaliputtu namu | Kum. S. 1. “There is a town by name Padaliputtā.” As ese hi setthe kammaṁ am dhammānusāsanam | K. IV.” This is the best work namely to preach piety.” (ii) Disagreement in Number. Cases of this disagreement are extremely rare and doubtful. Ap. dīvāna pahānhi jambudīve | Kr. 1. 3. 1. "In Jambudvīpa the best of the continents." Even in this case it is better to admit some kind of misreading than to think of a conscious fact of disagreement. (iii) Disagreement in case. AMg. Sammaddamāni pānāñ bīyāni hariyani ya asañjamakarim naccā tārisiṁ parivajjae | Das. 5. 1. 29. “Knowing that a