Advanced Prakrit Grammar Part 1

Author(s): Kamalchand Sogani, Shakuntala Jain
Publisher: Apbhramsa Sahitya Academy

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Alternatively, inr-ending words there is u in place of ļ. The resulting word will be inflected according to u-ending Masculine Noun, but there is no such inflection in ‘si' (suffix of Nominative Singular)‘am' (suffix of Accusative Singular) and 'au' (suffix of Nominative -Accusative Dual). Karts + u = Kartu - Kattu (1) (i) Kart? (Mas.) →Kattu (Inflection in all cases except
si, am, au) (ii)PitŢ (Mas.) →Pitu → Piu (Inflection in all cases except si, am, au)
43. Araḥ Sydau 3/45
Arah Syadau [(Si) + (Adau)] Araḥ (Ara) 1/1 [(Si) -(Adi) 7/1] On having 'si', etc. there occurs ära in place of r. On having 'si' (suffix of Nominative Singular), etc. after Adjectival ? - ending words, there occurs åra in place of r. (1) (i)Kartư (Adj.): (Karts + si, etc.) - Kartāra → Kattāra
(ii)Dát(Adj.): (Dāts + si, etc.) = Dātāra → Daara These are inflected like a - ending Masculine Nouns.
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A Ara Mātuh 3/46 A (A) 1/1 Arā (Arā) 1/1 Matuḥ (Mātr) 5/1 After the word Matthere occur á and ara. On having 'si', etc. after Mät? there occur a and ară in place of r. (1) (i) MátỊ (Fem.): (Mātự + si, etc.) = (Mātā+ si etc.) =
(Mää + si etc.) - Mää (ii) Māt? (Fem.): (Mātě + si, etc.) = (Mātā+ si etc.) =
(Maara + si etc.) = Māarā The declension will be according to Kahā (Hemacandra's commentary Sūtra 3/46).
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