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RICHARD SCHMIDT: A PRIMER OF SAURASENİ
The neuter is just so, only N.A. Sing. "phalam, Plur. °*phalaim [Mārkaṇḍeya for S. also permits phalāņi as well], metrically M. has also phalai, phalai.
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b) Feminine in ā : mālā (mālā). Sing. N. °*mālā. A. °*mālam; I. **mālāe28, Abl. 'mālādo, malae29; G.L. °*mäläe, V. male30. Plur. N. A.V. **mālāo31; I. °*mālāhim32; [Abl. M. mālāhimto] G. "mālāṇam33; L. °*mālāsum).
12. Masculine and neuter in i and u: aggi (agni), dahi (dadhi) : Sing.N. **aggi34; A. "aggim; I. °*aggiņā. [Abl. aggido]35; G. "aggino; L. "aggimmi; V. "*aggi.- plur N. °aggino, aggio36 A. °*aggino; I. "aggihim3 [Abl. M. aggihimto] G. "agginam38; L. "* aggisu(m).
Just so the neuter, but N. A. Sing. "dahim, Plur. dahiim.
Example for Masculine in ɩ : vāu (vāyu), Sing. N.°* vāū; A, “vāuṇ; I. °*vāuṇā; [Abl. vāudo]; G. °*vāun39; L. vāummi; V. °*vāu. Plu. N.°"*vāuņo, vāao40; A. vāuno; I. *vāūhim; G. °*vāūnam2; L. °*vāūsu(m).
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[19] Just so the neuter, only N.A. Sing. "mahu[m] (madhu), Plur. 0* mahūim.
13. The feminine in í and u are as good as vanished and those with i and ū have fallen together. These are declined like feminine stems in a.. Full-fledged paradigm here (as elsewhere) are not to be envisaged, consequently therefore the individual cases of various stems will be given gadī, vahū, (gati, vadhu): Sing. N. 'gadt, vahu; A. ‘gadim, vahum; I. 'gadie: Abl. Sacido (Śacyah), Mg. naalido (nagaryah); G.
28. M. has metri causa oftener mālāi.
29. M. malão.
30. hala ("O lady friend" is often in conjuction with the V. of a proper noun: hala Saüntale, hala Anusue (sakhi Sakuntale, sakhi Anusuye).
31. Rarely is N.A. *mālā, N. metri causa mālāu in M.
32. M. has also mālāhi.
33. M. mālāņa.
34. According to Märkandeya; in Hultzsch p.716. In M. vahiu (udadheḥ). 35. M. beside it also aggissa.
36. M. has also aggi.
37. M. also aggihi.
38. M. aggiņa also.
39. M. vāussa; Mg. metrically Vissavaśussa (Viśvāvasoh).
40. M. vāū also.
41. M. also vāūhi.
42. Also M. vāūna; Mg. metrically bahuna (bāhvoḥ).
43. M. gai.
44. M. gaie. Note Ś diṭṭhiā (diṣtyā). M. metrically devia (devyā).
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