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जैनविद्या एवं प्राकृत : अन्तरशास्त्रीय अध्ययन
e.g. Skt. yukta > Pkt. jutta
Skt. dugd ha > Pkt. duddha
Skt. ud gama > Pkt. ug gama
Similar phenomenon is also noteworthy in Old Greek where in a combination of plosive + plosive the second prevails i, e. d/t+p> pp.
e.g. Gk ho p pos < *hod. pos
In a combination of mute +-nasal, mute prevails in Prakrit and nasal is assimilated. i. e. g+n> gg, ghtn > ggh etc.
e.g. Skt. agniḥ > Pkt. aggi
Skt. orghna > Pkt. viggha But Greek does not agree with Prakrit in this respect, because in case of mute+nasal, nasal prevails in Greek and the plosive becomes a class nasal.
i.e. pb/ph-tm > mm e.g. grāmma (<-ph-m-) and bn > mn e.g. amnos (<*abnos) and gn < gn (written gn) e.g. gignomai (<* gignomai)
In case of a combination of mute+l, mute prevails and 1 is assimilated in Pkt.
e.g. Skt. valkala > Pkt. vakkala
· Skt. al pa > Pkt. appa
But Greek shows the reverse example of this principle. In Greek in a combination of plosive + liquid, liquid prevails. i. e. dl > ll in Greek.
e. g. helli'< *sedla
In a combination of mute and sibilant when sibilant comes first it is assimilated and the mute is aspirated in Prakrit. i. e. st <th. e. g. asti > atthi. But when the sibilant follows the mute they become cch. i. e. ts <cch, ps > cch etc.
e.g. Skt vatsa < Pkt vaccha
Skt mat sara > Pkt macchara
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