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393 The genitive absolute construction is used to denote the accompanying condition of time. राइणो निवन्नस्स अहं तए अक्खाणयं पुच्छियव्वं । Erz. When the king is sleeping you should ask me for a story.' तहा करेंतस्स अइकंतो कोइ कालो । Erz. 'Some time elapsed while he was doing so.'
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394 Genitive gives rise to a few adverbs mostly of an imitative type. cirassa for a long time', sarasarassa, davadavassa. etc. In such cases as candagainaṁ kayā pūyā Pau. 28.45. 'C. performed the worship.' aha naravaina samayam Pau. 5.110. 'along with the king' we must admit an analogical form of the instrumental. The possessive verb 'have' is rendered by genitive tassa ya raino satta tanaya Erz. The king had seven sons."
395 LOCATIVE. It denotes the place of action both real and figurative तत्थ णं चंपाए नयरीए कूणिए राया | Nay. 1.1. 'There in the town of Campa lived king Kūniya.'
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Erz. Struck on a vital part.' मर्णसि चिंतइ । Thinks in the mind.'
396 It denotes the place towards which the action of the verb is directed. कुमारुत्तमंगे अक्खए पक्खिवइ । Erz. She throws rice on the head of the prince.' gefa Sut. 1.5.1.3. Nay. 1.2. 'He steps on
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the royal road.'
As an extension of this use the locative often replaces the accusative of destination or goal: egaya devalogesu gacchai U. 3.3 Sometimes he goes to heaven'. puravare gao siggham Erz. 'He quickly went to the town'.
397 Locative is used in a partitive sense. सहस्सेसु य पंडिओ । Vas. 105. 8. 'A hero is born among hundred men while a wise man is born among thousand. विरायई सुरमज्झ व इंदो । Das. 9.1.14. among gods: तवेसु वा उत्तमं बंभचेरं । Sut. 1.6.23. Celibacy is the best among the penances.'
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