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sigari Sut. 1.2.1.6. ‘Living beings suffer the results of their acts after some time.'
Instrumental also points out a point in time : tenam kälenarit tenam semaenam at that time and period." aha teneva kālenar purie tattha māhane U. 25.4. 'Now at that time in the town lived a Brahmin.' With constellations : nikkhamai ya cittāhim U. 22.23 He becomes a monk at the time of Cittā'.
366 In its spacial sense it denotes the direction : quui pruit par Erz, 79.29. In this direction there is a forest.' TRUI HÙ HERRAT I Nir. 96. "To the north is king Vesamaņa.'
367 It often denotes the characteristic of the subject. BITÈ Faut gari I U. 11.16. - The horse best in speed.' TE HEChaur ga urecat I U. 9.6. 'Sakka spoke these words in the guise of a Brahmin.'
368 The instrumental has given rise to a number of adverbs. attahiyam khu duhena labbhai Sut. 1.2.2.30. 'One's welfare is got with difficulty.' ukkosenam saim bhave U. 5.3. 'At most it may happen once.' Similarly jahātahenam in reality'; dūrenam 'from a distance'; anupuvveņam 'in due order'; samjūhenar, samāsenam 'in short'; chandeņa 'at will?; cirena' after a long time' etc.
369 It is governed by a number of verbs :
(i) of association : ES FATTI U. 27.15. 'Coming to possess bad bulls.' (ii) separation : TETTA 919 P OTI Sut. 1.2.1.19. Refrain from sinful acts, O man.' (iii) covering etc: ANEO 91361 I Sut. 1.2. 2.22. Covered with ignorance. (iv) sacrificing : pero ETÀ ETET I U. 12.43. 'With what sacrifice do you sacrifice ?' (v) living: Aysu Fiat ! Sut. 1.7.21. ' he should live on pure water.' (vi) invite: ito?
