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f. liquids + semivowel :
kārya>kajja, ārya>ajja. g. kșa : kșa changes to kkha and ccba which lose their aspiration
in Kannada. pakşa>pakkha >pakka, kşira>khira>kira, akşi>acchi>acci, makși>macchi>macci,
tīkşna> tikkha>tikka. 8. The process of palatalization :
The process of palatalization is found to be very predominant. If the conjunct is made up of ta-varga and -ya, or to a limited extent -va, ca-varga takes place. This may be illustrated as follows: a. group with -y:
tya >cca : nitya>nicca, jya >jja : rājya>rajja,
dya>jja : vidyā>vijja>bijje b. group with -va :
tva>cca : catva > cacca,
jva>jja : jvara > jara c. group with -la :
bilva > billa > billu palyayana> pallana >ballana.
Taking into consideration the above Prakrit phonological changes which correspond to those of Tadbhava words in Kannada, it can be said that the study of Prakrit grammar will be useful in understanding the Tadbhava words in Kannada in particular and some morphological features in general.
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