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384 Nouns of similar meaning also govern ablative. FET FETA ISH 2311 Das. 8.54. Just as the young one of a cock has always fear from the osprey.' facqui CHUISTOTIS I Sm. 9.2. 'mocking from wicked men.'
Adjectives implying comparison or difference also govern ablative : gunao samam vā U. 32.5. similar in virtue.' damsaņão vi dullaham vayanam Vas. 5.22. words are more difficult to get than sight.' jīvo tā sarīrāo vi bhinno Sm. 179. “ The soul is then difterent from the body.'
385 Ablative is governed by adverbs and preposicions. a algal TË ST arîti Sut. 1.6.24. 'There is no better knower than the scion of the Naya family.' बालभावाओ आरब्भ Erz. from the childhood.'
386 The ablative forms, particularly those in-37577 are very productive of adverbs. focent giraqi Sut. 1.3.2.4.
They recede backwards.' Seasi rretji Sm. 155.' It is told in brief.'
Similarly dhammao 'according to religion'; purao from ahead' pakkhao 'from the side'; davvao, khettao, kālao, bhāvao. sahāvao by nature. Other forms.of the ablative may form adverbs : niyamā 'as a rule'.
In the plural it is sometimes difficult to decide whether we have to do with the instrumental or ablative form. jharei romakūvehir seo Erz. "The sweat flows from the pores of the hair.'
387 GENITIVE. In its adnominal use genitive covers a very wide field of relations. (i) the commonest one is that of possession : fasihi effetto gêti Vip. 2. the son of King Vijaya.' FET CHT grupei Das. 1.2. 'as on the flowers of the tree.' (ii) subject : gei darui prii Sut. 1.11.38. 'This is the opinion of the omniscient teachers.' BET JAETTIU farti Erz. 'O the exciting nature of the
