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LESSON TWO
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Rootsin -ā are optionally thematised: mā- 'to measure' māyai, vā- 'to blow' vāyai ; yā- 'to go' pattiyai ; khyā- 'to tell” agghāyai, äikkhai.
Dissyllabic roots are : rud-'to cry' ruyai, royai ; brū- 'to speak' falls under C. III.
(ii) Of the third conjugation formed by reduplication we have : hä- 'to abandon' jahai ; bhi- 'to fear' bihai, bhāyai (Pischel derives biha- from bhis-'); hu- 'to sacrifice' hunai; ?- 'to go' riyai. Others ending in -ī in C. III.
(iii) Of the fifth conjugation are: (falling together with the 9th) ci- to collect' ciņai; dhū- 'to shake' dhunai; śru- 'to hear' sunai ; āp- 'to obtain' pāunai ; (also pappoi, pāvai); sak
to be able' sakkunai (also sakkai); sti- 'to spread' vittharai; kr. 'to do' kuņai.
(iv) Roots of the seventh conjugation have generalised the thematic form of the weak base : chihd-'to cut' chindai; bhaj'to break' bhañjai ; bhid- to break' bhindai ; bhuj- 'to enjoy * bhuñjai; yuj- 'to join' juñjai (also jujjai) ; rudh- 'to obstruct' Tundhai; hims-'to kill' himsai; abhyañj- 'to bathe' abbhangei.
(v) Of the so-called eighth conjugation (originally a part of the 5th) we have only : kr. 'to do' karai (strong) kuvvai (weak) and kșan- 'to hurt' chanai.
(vi) Roots of the ninth conjugation are: jñā- to know' jāņai, jāņāi; kri- 'to buy' kinai; pū- 'to purify' punai ; aś- 'to eat' anhãi ; grah- 'to take' genhai : badh- 'to bind' bandhai.
• 169 The origin of the forms of the present offers no difficulty. All of them are directly derived from Sk. Thus bhavāmi (bhavāmi), bhavāmo (bhavāmaḥ), bhavasi (bhavasi) bhavaha (bhavatha), bhavai (bhavati), bhavanti (bhavanti). The length of the vowel in the first person is due to the o of the thematic vowel elo.
170 The root are to be corresponds to Sk. forms :I p. (E) zifa, F# I am, ( ) #1, y we are. II. p. (H) afa, fa thou art, (a ) 4 you are. III. p. (a, , 7, 8 ) af he is etc. (à, asi) Afia they are.
