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Some folk-etymologies in the Anuyogadvāra-sūtra*
- H. C. Bhayani 1. Among the ten types of nouns described in the Anuyogadvāra-sutra*, two are called गोण्ण and नोगोण्ण. गोण्ण is quifq0you ‘appropriate to the meaning and prou is ‘contrary to the meaning.' The illustrations of the former type are: G4017 (=wulfa), aqui (=a9cfa), UT (Eufetailfa), yquil (=vanifa). The illustrations of the latter type are : Vos a 'bird', which s अकुंत 'not having a lance'. समुग्ग box' (Sk. समुद्ग), which is without the मुग्ग (Sk. मुद्ग) grain'. समुद्द 'sea' (Sk. समुद्र) which is without get 'seal' (Sk. 961). dry grass' (divided as 9-, Sk. 9-'having abundant saliva'), which is 34617 'not having saliva'. Asfere ‘kite' (divided as -3fm, Sk. Hoferont 'having a family'), which is for 'having no family'. पलास 'the पलाश tree' (Sk. पलाश, understood as पल+अश 'eating meat'), which is 374TH 'not eating meat'. scula 'a rainy insect' (Sk. 55'14), which is not a 'protector of Indra'.
2. Another type is that which is designated by a word having a contrary meaning. The illustrations are : fra 'vixen' (meaning also 'auspicious'), although it is 37fyral 'inauspicious'. अग्नि 'fire' is called शीतल 'cold'. विष 'poison' is called मधुर 'sweet'. In the house of liquor-distiller liquor is called Fary 'sweet' eventhough it is 3459 'acidic'. 3761714 (but understood * अरत्तय i. e. Sk. अरक्तक 'not red'), eventhough it is रक्त 'red'. अलाउ 'gourd' (Sk. अलाबु, understood as अ-लावु 'not a container') eventhough it is als 'container". For 49 'Indian Maddar' (divided as -1719 'that which appears unbeauteous') is used eventhough it is beautiful.
3. One type of names are given according to their etymology. * 3 nigra by Muni Punyavijaya & Pt. Dalsukh Malvania,
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