Arddhmagdhi Grammar

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

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ARDHAMĀGADHI GRAMMAR
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is used for Ablative. The Locative case is used for the Accusative especially with verbs indicating motion as TIÀ FITA, TIÀ STALÀ. Similarly Instrumental is used in the place of Locative as ao provi, ao FTO, facang
THINK grogy. The Dative is almost absent in Amg. and its place is taken by the Genitive except in a few cases like सवणयाए, पासणयाए etc. where it has the sense of an Infinitive.
112. Sometimes in prose as well as in verse caseendings are dropped :-3770 STTitan The grae, surrounded by his wives and retinue'. Here are requires gituradi i. e., the Instrumental case, while the text gives ARTITE without case-ending, Aye Tiere qat arties, 'elegantly putting on auspicious clothes.' Here 977 is an adverb and should have the ending of the Accusative, while the text gives it without the case-ending. Ata JETS À Ti,' he leaves off all dust as (a snake leaves ) his own skin or slough.' Here at should have been at, i.e. in Acc. singular. TITT OTaart tot, the results of one's acts are terrible.'. Here faat is used without the ending of Nom. plural.
113. The Amg. language frequently uses synonymous words in the same sentence either separately or in compounds. Thus we have 3gp, Farmag, fiety, HUISTE ipartim Th, HAHETU; Toh, , gag, arerean, मिसिमिसेमाणे; आइक्खइ, भासइ पनवेइ, परवेइ etc.; अद्धरत्तकालसमयंसि, where काल and समय are synonyms ; मच्छियाचडगरपहकरेणं where चडगर and पहकर both mean swarm; अम्बरवत्थनियत्थे, where अम्बर and वत्थ are synonyms; वसाणुए where वस and अणुअ (अनुग) are synonyms ; सोचा निसम्म where both mean the same thing.
114. Certain phrases such as GIT JE,' he stood up by rising from his seat or by leaving his seat,' are found