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Mo for Mi in a few cases of I sing. (Ginhimo 31.51); Dropping of initial Ya in Ahānupuvvim (1.8); Imsu termination for I plural Sáhiřsu (51.19).
(2) Generally Sva of Svapņa is changed into Su (for 31 times) (Sumiņa 1.49); (Suvina 2.87); and to Si (only once Siviņa 96.47)
(3) Tiriya (Tiryac form 4.27;82.55) is used more than 20 times besides Tirikkha 2.59 (for ten times.)?
(4) Sometimes Jña is changad in to Nna. (5) Sometimes Sandhi consonant Ma is employed.
(6) Sometimes forms of Pronouns like Mamaṁ I Gen. Sing; Tume II Nom. Sing.; Tumhe II Inst. Plu. are noted.
(7) Kuvva form of root Kr is observed not less than twenty times (8) There are instances of Inst, used for Locative.
All these forms reveal that the influence of the Ardhamāgadhi Canon is apparent on the language of the Paumacariyam.
II-B. Apabhranía Influence:(i) Variation between long and short vowels is observed. (ii) Tendency of Vašruti is observed in a few cases.
(iii) Three Instances of Absolute termination Evi and eight of the indeclinable Kiha for Katham and ten instances of Kavana for 'Kim'.
(iv) All those instances which are dealt with under the heading Peculiarities in the subsection of Declensions under Morphology.
All these instances prove that the language of the PCV is to some extent influenced by the colloqual dialect (Spoken language) which was developing to a stage of attaining literary recognition by the name of Apabhraíba.
Most of the cases on the basis of which Dr. H. Jacobi assigns primitiveness to the dialect of Paumacariyam can be explained as the characteristics of Ardhamăgadhi canon and the Apabhramśa dialect. Therefore, in our opinion they do not exhibit primitiveness but there is influence of the Canon and the Apabhramba.
Now we surmise that the language of the Paumacariyam is well developed Jaina Mahārāştri. It has some traits of Ardhamāgadhi Canon and it is influenced by the dialect of the speech (i. e. the spoken
1. See Hem, 1.1.56. 2. Tiriechi, See Hem, 8.2.143.
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