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LITERARY EVALUATION
Such uses are found in the Amg. They can be observed in the VH. (VH, Tr. p. 17; Lilăvai, p. 82).
Termination of singular for plural
अस्थि ५४।२४ पूएइ ५५/५६ III. Plu, इच्छामि १०६ । २e I. Plu.
In some cases the root 'bhū' is represented by 'hu'. Pischel notes such cases in the Jaina Mahārāstri (476). Examples:
हुन्ति १४.१६ and श्रणुहुन्ति ११८ | १३
Sometimes 'i' is added before the termination. are found in Hala's Sattasaī and Nandisutra ( Pischel in the Upadesamālā (72, 109 ). Examples from PCV:
करिन्ति ३.१६२, अगणिन्तो ४६ ६२, प्रमुणिन्तो ४७.६, भुजिमो ५२.२०, भुञ्जिन्ति १०३.३२, करिणिज्ज ११३.१२, चिन्तिन्तेण ६८.४
Such instances 454, 455 ) and
'kuvvanti' 9.13 is like Skt. 'kurvanti' form of the root 'kṛ'. It can be noted at 8.252; 44.44; 106.36; 118.114; 117.31; 3.89; 3.95; 7.51; 9.13; 9.68; 14.83; 20.39; 22.46; 26.22; 32.28; 36.29; 39.32; 52,23; 59.88; 9484; According to Pischel (508) it is used in the Amg. and the JM.
Past Tense
Only the forms of root 'as' are prevalent :—
III. Sing. प्रसि ३।३५, ५।३०. III Plu. श्रसि ५/४६, २६।२२ श्रासी
३।५६, २०१८
The only instance of Aorist is—
I Plu. इंसु - साहिसु ५१।१६
It is originally III Plural but it is used indiscriminately in the Amg. (Pischel, 516).
'Bhave' or 'have' forms of 'bha' are indiscriminately used for all the tenses. A few instances are traced in the PCV as follows:
Present ‘bhave' १२|११ III Sing. ; 'bhave' ५।२६०, 'have' ३।५५ Past III Sing. &
Future 'bhave' ५। १५० III Plural.
Future Tense
I Sing. स्मामि - कित्तइस्सामि ५।१५१
Plu. सामो— ने सामो २८।१११
II Sing• हिसि - होहिसि ८।१६१, नेहिसि ५।१२५ Plu. सह-विस हिस्सह १०६।३३, हह - पाविहह १४ । १४६
हामि -- करीहामि#
२६।६७, काहामि २९|३३
हामो - दाहामो २८ ।११०, वच्चीहामो# ५।१९०
