Ardha Magadhi Reader

Author(s): B D Jain
Publisher: Shri Satguru Publications

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c. Notes (1) Nasal vowels, also, are used in verse. A pure
vowel when followed by an anusvára is often nasalised for the sake of inetre, and then the anusvára
disappears. (2) Short.c. (e) and at (oare not distinguislied in Mss.
They are indifferently denoted by Q or <and #tor
3 respectively. (3) 5,5, 0, 7 andą followed by mutes of their class,
are always replaced by the anusváral. (4) Conjunct consonants may occur as (i) double e.g.
, TIT, , etc., (ii) ari unaspirate followed by a similar aspirate of the same class, e.g., R, T, bey, etc., (iii) a nasal followed by a mute of the same class, when the nasal must change to anusvára eg. siir, he, ja etc., (iv) anusvára followed by a or सe.g. संवर, हंस or (v) y or म् followed by ह.eg.
faug, E. (5) and a when not initial and not occuring in
conjunct consonants were probably pronounced like Hindí and .ph respectively.
B. Declension. Ardha-Mágadbí like Sanskrit admits of declen. sion in nouns' for number and case, and of conjuga
tion in verbs for person, tense and voice. In it there 1. This is really a peculiarity of spelling. In pronunciation
the nasals retain their proper sound e.g. is pronounced as पल anga, पंच as पञ्च paica, दंड as दण्ड danda, दंत as दन्त
danta, va as via amba and so forth. 2. Including Adjectives, Numerals and Pronouns.