Sambodhi 1978 Vol 07

SR No.: 520757
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Dalsukh Malvania, H C Bhayani, Nagin J Shah
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 1978
Total Pages: 358
Language: English, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Gujarati
Classification: Magazine, India_Sambodhi, & India
File Size: 9 MB

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Specimen of Archaic Jain-Maharaştri
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2.
Aorist forms in -iya, -siya (-cchiya-hiya).
Alsdorf has noted a few occurrences from Vh. In STv, such forms are frequent as can be seen from the instances noted below : kasīya (105,221,639dacchiya (949,1608) dāhīya (611) 1045)
rocchiya (1132) nāhīya (754) aisīya (622)
gahecchiya (1248) bhāhīya (1042) vīņnavesīya (730)
ghacchīya (1636) āsiya (46,305,1377) vāhiya (867) bhāņiya (169,278,643, neīya (993)
1178,1381,1596, bandhīya (994) 1600,1604)
cimtiya (1106) sāhīya (593,1131)
lajjiya (1164) gacchiya (800)
acchīya (1184) We have also käsi (796,935) and bhāhīya (1042) with mā.
3. Aorists in -ittha (3rd person sing.) and -imsu (3rd person plur.). They
are used in the Ardhamāgadhi canon only. In STv. we find the following instances : padijaggitthā (1157) paroisu (1235)
(mā) bhāitthā (1067) viharimsu (1624) 4. Absolutives in -tiānam. They are used in the Ardhamāgadhi canon only.
In STv. we find the following instances :
karittāṇam (130), niveyaittānam (762), paricaittāņam (1043). 5. Forms of substantive verb:
Frequency of these forms in Vh. is considered by Alsdorf as an archaic feature. This feature also sty. shares with Yh, mi (1st person sing.) is met with in 119, 177, 185, 206, 283, 603, 680, 682, 755, 1012, 1135, 1148, 1255, 1269, etc. -mhi 746; -mo (1st person plur.) is found in 1055, 1056, 1086, 1157, 1226 etc. tha is met with in 1077. The use also of these forms prior to the related past participle is known to STv (e.g. mo gahiya 928, bhe tıha parituţtha 1077, mi payattă 755).
6. Some other noteworthy verbal forms: (1) 1st person plur. present indicative or future in-mu: gacchāmu
(1094), pucchāmu (1316), dāhāmu (1073). (2) 1st person sing. present indicative of the Ātmanepada : bhave (49).
kahe (80), sambhare (84), vaņņe (84). (3) Absolutives in -um with-je enclitic are quite common (e.g. in 75,
150, 194, 408, 1081, 1290, 1473, 1479, 1509, 1534 etc.)