Arddhmagdhi Grammar

Author(s): P L Vaidya
Publisher: Modern Book Depot

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ARDHAMAGADHI GRAMMAR
24. श and ष, whether initial or medial, single or as members of a conjunct consonant, are changed to as in सह (शब्द), वंस (वंश), सुद्ध (शुद्ध), दस (दश), पविसइ (प्रविशति ). निहस (निकष', कसाअ (कषाय ), घोस (घोष), सेस (शेष). • 25. Medial single sibilant स, whether original or as substitute for 7 and 9, is sometimes replaced by & as in दहमुह (दशमुख), छह (पष् - षट् ), पाहाण (पासाण-पाषाण), दिवह or दियह (दिवस).
26. The general rules for dropping certain medial single consonants given above are Mpplicable to various Prakrit languages including Amg., but there are a few exceptions to these in Amg. They are noted below.
27. Medial single क is often changed to ग in Amg. as in पगप्प (प्रकल्प), आगर (आकर ), आगास (आकाश), सावग (श्रावक), अन्तगड (अन्तकृत), सूयगड (सूत्रकृत), पगाजमाण (प्रकृष्यमाण), दारग (दारक), लोग (लोक), आगई (आकृति), पागार (प्राकार).
28. As Amg. shows a preference to ग over क, the medial single ग is often retained as in आगम (आगम), आगमण (आगमन), आणुगामिय (आनुगामिक), जागर (जागर), अणगार (अनगार ), भगवं ( भगवान् , भगवन् ).
29. Similarly, Amg. shows a preference for द and hence it is not dropped as in विदिय (विदित), पदिसो (प्रदिशः), उवदिसह (उपदिशति).
30. Besides these there are a few isolated cases, too varied to bring under any general rule, in which medial single consonants undergo changes other than those mentioned above. I give below a few illustrations:
Medial कभ or ह-सीभर or सीहर (शीकर). है क-घ or ह-निघस or निहस (निकष), फलिह (स्फटिक),
. चिहुर (चिकुर). कस-तिंदूस (कन्दुक ).
टल-फलिह (स्फटिक), चवेला (चपेटा), फालेइ (पाटयति), ___ त-ह-वेडिस ( वेतस ).