Advanced Prakrit Grammar Part 2

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

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Other notes:
The Declension of Consonants is according to 'Bhubhṛt', aending words according to 'Råma', i-ending words according to 'Hari', u-ending words according to 'Guru', à-ending words according to 'Gopa' and i-ending words according to 'Stri'. The inflections of the remaining words can be referenced in the declension tables provided or in an elementary Samskrta Grammar book. In order to make clear the meaning, each sutra has been analyzed in the following five steps:
Combination (sandhi)
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2 Inflection (vibhakti)
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4 A contextual translation
5 Examples and notes
The conjugation of the following Verbs occurs in the Sutras: (i) a-ending Verbs - Hasa, etc.
(ii)
a-ending Verbs - Tha, etc.
(iii) o-ending Verbs - Ho, etc.
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A literal translation (in italics)
Thus all of the a-ending Verbs are conjugated according to 'Hasa', the a-ending words according to 'Tha' and the o-ending words according to 'Ho'.
Some mathematical symbols have been used in making clear the Sutras. These symbols have been made clear in the list of abbreviations.
As the inflection of Suffix-Symbols and other words in the Sutras follow the declensional forms of Samskṛta,the declension tables of some of these Samskṛta Nouns have been given in the following pages. Finally, a list of abbreviations used in the Sūtras is also provided.
Advanced Präkṛta-Apabhraṁśa-Grammar (Part-II)
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