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AUGUST 2, 1872.]
DRAVIDIAN ROOTS IN SANSKRIT.
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52. ava-Gaņa-gaņa, mass; R. gad, kad to be thick, strong, excessive.
53. ava-Ganda-gantu, knot, joint; also kaņ, kanu mean the same'; R. gad, kad, No. 52 ganda; hero, best=ganda, manly.
54. ava-Gunthana, hiding, veiling ; sweep
63. A h, ad, to pervade, fill=R. ad, see No. 4.
64. (A hallika, prattler perhaps from hall, tooth; toothless ?)
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a, gund, gunth, gud, to cover, protect, sweep | R. kud gud, 1, to join, gather, assemble, keep together, contain, (kudluke, receptacle, shell ; kudikegundaka, small oil-vessel); 2, to take in, protect, cover (kude, kole, umbrella); %, to take covering (ghdu, nest); 4, to be covered (guttu, secret); 5, to take in, to drink ; 6, to cause to join or meet, to give; 7, to join together make a heap, to sweep
b, gund-R, kutt, pound.
55. ava-Ghatta, a pit; and ava-Ghattana, rubbing off. Both perhaps from the R. ked, to fall; or R. ka!, to cut off, cut into, hew down; cl. kade, end. We may introduce here the following roots of the Sanskrit dictionary:
a, ghat, to work-R. katt, to build, perform ; to join together.
b, ghat, to be possible-R, katt in an intransitive sense, in which it also is found ; or R. kill to be obtained.
c,ghat, to be joined=R. katt, as under b (or R. kitt, to approach).
d, glatt, to stir, churn-R. kaul, to stir, churn.
e, ghatt, to slip over=R. kag, to pass over, cross.
56. ava-Pida, pressure-pide; R. pind, to press; to milk; pinde, piņķe (pinda), mass, lump: pindu, that which is milked, herd, flock.
57. a-Vichi, without waves=vichi, wave; perliaps from R. vîs, bis, to wave, swing about.
58. a-Vela, denial-probably R. pèl, speak; a-pêl, in the sense of saying "no."
59. a-v-elâ, chewed betel. Betel is betta, creeper, and ele, leaf-leaf of the creeper. A-Vele, betel that is no longer fit for use.*
60. As(though partly vedic)=R.is, es, yas, to throw; to shine.
61. As, to take-R. is, to take. This is perhaps the causative of R. i, to give to cause to be given to one's self, to take; but cf. the secondary R. esag, to take into one's hands, to begin.
62. asthi-Tunda, bone, bill-tunda, bill; R. tad, to beat ; cf. tudi, drum.
65. á kleta, hunting-If of a root khit, this would probably be R. kil, to destroy.
66., a njika, a certain Dänava-terrifier ? R. anj, to fear.
67. â ţa, a certain serpent-player; R. âd, to play; cf. 72.
68. âţi, adi, a certain fish and bird--player. 69. îtîkara, bull-play-maker.
70. Alambaraadum-vare, drum. This is composed of R. âu, to play, and pare, drum; pareya, a Pariah, a man of the drum.
71. âambar a, eye-lash=adum, playing, and pare, feather. (pare, web)
72. î du (as a suffix)-playing with, tending after ; also in the form âţa; cf. vâchâta, talkative.
73. & dd, atu, float, raft. The two forms may have arisen from negligent pronunciation, As roots may be given al, to dive; âd, to play (on the water); în, to join ; te recline on (participle at).
74. â d hya, rich=allya ; R.al, to be strong, rule, possess.
75. âdi, beginning—adi. This may be a formation of ada, participle of ig, to become ; for a Dravidian, when adducing a number of things in succession, always uses ada together with modal, beginning, or munte, first, at their end. For instance : houses, trees, gardens, modal ada (at first-being) things. In the same manner ali is used. Why should it not be a conventional abridgment for modal ada ?
76. 4-Bila m bila, opening; R. bir, to split, open.
77. âm, yesam, which is a contraction of âgum, it will happen ; R. âg, to happen.
78. år, to praise-R. âr, to cry aloud, call.
79. a ra-k û ţa, brass=a joining or combination of metals; kuta, union; R. kud, kad to join.
80. aru, crabêdu, crab. 81. &la, great-ala, possessing, great; No. 74.
82. âla, possessing (as suffix, for instance, in antarala, malayala, mountain-possessing: asvavala)=aļa, possessing.
83. ali, impure or deceitful disposition ALi, deceit; perhaps R. &L, to be deep (hidden).
The vadaba in radabagni is=maduvu, depth; R. mad, to
After this ought to have come : as'va-balava, stallion and mare. Badava, mare, is probably connected with me Jadi, woman; R. mad, to lie down, sink, be submissive
