Indian Antiquary Vol 47

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

Page 43

· FEBRUARY, 1918 ]
THE WIDE SOUND OF E AND Q
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Prakrit or Apa
Sanskrit.
Gujarati.
Remarks as to causes, ete.
ther steps.
(9)
TRT
अंघर
अंधवार अंधवर अधहर
The si in r is distinctly accented: in the shortened stage the st in retains this accent; hence the first in ar remains subordinate and unaccented; consequently becomes and
+= (narrow).
With this may be contrasted the |cases of भौजाई and पहल where the ा, obviously accented, transmits its accent to its successor 1, and thus the first member in 3-55 is accented yielding the wide 31-37 as a result. Also contrast the case of औरतो (from आनुरत्वकं -93 -(changed to "3 masculine)
(TE. Dr. Tessitori derives the word thus ; see his "Notes," $.148). Here too the conditions are the same, turning आउ to भी. (a) a, coming between and has
to be emphasized in order to be pronounced distinctly and clearly, especially as all the three end in ;
(10)
अवयव
(6) The final ending in a becomes
subordinate; hence the 4 is predominant and accented, and the 7 of my is unaccented. Result : becomes and + =T (narrow).
(11) 29**
चउधेई चऊवेई
12)
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कसबाहिमा कसउही कसऊदी
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The is guru, because of the conjunct ( 59 ) after it, and, being thus accented, it leaves the st of Tunaccent
ied. Result - sf narrow. कसोटी
(a) The T has its e made guru by (= touchstone)
the following conjunct; (6) The begins a new word;
(although a second member of a compound it retains its inde
pendence for purposes of accent); (C) ends the first word in the
compound; these causes render the sofa (9) unaccented, because is accented. Result : becomes W (3 accented) and 7+3 (3) change to sit (narrow).
25 ges. That
woft.” (Premenanda; Nal khydna, XV.) 26 The it ending of this word seems to be the result of a false analogy : the Hindi appearing like the plural of ICT, and the Hindi masculine F ending corresponding to the sit ending in Gujarati.