Vajjalaggam

SR No.: 020873
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: M V Patwardhan
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society
Publication Year: 1969
Total Pages: 706
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 11 MB

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INTRODUCTION
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(iii) Use of Absolutive forms in the sense of Infinitive forms ( see Jacobi, Bhavisattakabā, Introd. pp. 42*, 60* and
61* !
a fost ( = 9fe3 (31), fe:1 (= sifqi) (272), ff.3.0 ( = ARS) (508), 4770 (=215) (677), gfism (=fi) (677).
The use of Infinitive forms in the ser,se of Absolutive forms is met with with in Ardhamāgadhi and has been recognised by Hemacandra (HS. VIII.2. 146). See VL 225, 261, 415, 503 etc.. Hemacandra does not however anyateje er join the use of Absolutive forms in the sense of Infinitive forms in the case of Mābārāstrī Prākrit. The origin of this peculiar usage is to be found in Apabhramsa in which, as Pischel says (FG $588, p. 398) the Absolutive is used in the sense of the Infinitive. According to Hemacandra (HŚ. VIII.4.441), the Infinitive forms in Afabhramba are made by adding the terminations yfiq, gfequ, tfì, tao, एवं, अण, अणह and अणहिं. Now the first four of these are really Absolutive teiminations (HS. VIII. 4.439,44C). From this it follows that in Apabhramsa Absolutive forms endirg in etery afiqy, a, vào can be used in the sense of Infinitive forms. The use of Absolutive forms in the ser.se of Infinitive forms met with in the VL is thus clearly due to the influence of Apabhramba. Dr. A. M. Ghatage (Katāņayatiga m, Introd. p. 62) regards this usage as due to confusion berseon Infinitive ard Gerundial forms and as a feature of the older stage of Jaira Mätārāętji (iv) Use of Active voice forms of verbs in a Passive sense :
Fa entge a afei a ata 9771€ATI (= Hitz) (121): 743aafarfagre o que favg ( = faf0572) (205); agelastagad aromâni a HETE ( = #FITIGE) (241);
reiftaru faa faafix aeqıla Park (= fafzüg) (406). 32799 EUR TT ( = EfeSSE) Flacaulà (Later's reading) (666).
In the case of the first, second and fourth passages Ratnadevas paraphrases the verbal forms तरई, किणइ and वीसरइ by तीर्यते, क्रीयते and Partia respectively. But in the case of the third passage he paraphrases न वीसरइ by न विस्मरति (को वि जणो to be understood as the subject ).