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( 53 ) sense; as पद्दस्म चरणं, so we also find such forms as जठरं, निट्ठरो। १।
॥ शषोः म ॥ २६ । २। शकार षकारयोः सो भवति ।
S is substituted for g and sh; as कुसो (कुश:); सेसो (शेषः); इत्यादि in fact s' and se (श&य) do not exist in the prakrita alphabet.
॥ होघोऽनुखारात. ॥ २ । अनुस्वारात परस्य होघो भवति ।
gh is optionally substituted for h when it is preceded by anuswara as सिंघो, सीहो, (सिंहः); संघारो, संहारो (संहारः); क्वचिदननुस्खारादपि we find the substitution of gh in some instances even where h is not preceded by an anuswara as दाघो दाहः)।
इति द्वितीयोऽध्यायः ।
१ मागध्यां र स्थाने लोभवति। In the maghadhi l is generally substituted for 1. पैशाच्यामपि र स्थाने लः। In the Paisachi l is also substituted for r.
In Jaina Prakrita s and n are substituted for r (जैन प्राकते रस्थाने एसौ विहितौ)। (In Prakrita lakshana sutra 18 to 19) as सीसं (शिरः) ।
२ मागध्यां श ष सांभ ए व In the maghadhi s' (प) is invariably used every where for s', sh and s. ____In Jaina Prakrita r, jha and bh are substituted for h (जने ह, स्थाने र, झ, भा भवन्ति) (In Prakrita lakshana sutra 19, 20, 21) घरं (गृह) घझो (वहिः), जिभा (जीका)।
Aho ! Shrutgyanam
