Ardha Magadhi Reader

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

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3. ति Mas. तो तो तिरहं तिहिं तीसु तीहिंतो
Neut. तिरिण तिरिण
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At the beginning of a compound far may become a, eg . तिविह ' of thrce kinds', ते इंदिय 'having three sense-organs.'
4.2 चड Mas. चत्तारो चत्तारो चउरहं चउहिं चउसु चउहितो चउरो चउरो Neut. चत्तारि चत्तारि
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In compounds becomes a before words beginning with a vowel, eg चउरिंदिय 'having four sense-organs.' But if the word begins with a consonant, the latter is doubled, eg . चउन्विह 'of four kinds,' चउत्पय 'quadruped'.
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5. पंच पंच पंच पंचराहं पंचहिं पंचसु पंचहिंतो
Before other numerals पंच becomes पण or पराण, eag. पणवीसं 'twenty-five', पण्णरस 'fifteen'.
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6. छ In compounds becomes सड् before words beginning with a vowel, e / सडंगवी 'knowing the six angas (of the Vedas ) ' . A consonant after छ is doubled, eg . छम्मासिय, lasting for six months', छfafe 'in six directions'.
7. सत्त, 8 श्रद्ध 9 नव, 10 दस, 11 एक्कारस, इक्कारस, 12 दुवालस, बारस, 13 तेरस, 14 चोइस, चउद्दस, 15 परणरस, 16 सोलस, 17 सत्तरस, 18 अट्ठारस, 19 एगूणवीस, उणवीस (इ), 20 वीस (इ), 21 एगवीस (इ), 22 बावीस 23 तेवीस, 24
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Sometimes तीहिं.
2. No regard is paid to the gender of दो, ति and चउ. The same form may be used for all genders, thus we find faft gfte ' three men', तभी बाइं 'three forests.' Other numerals have a single form to represent all the genders.