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phasised. dhannāo nam tão ammayão Vip. 40. Fortunate indeed are those mothers.'
482 Adjectives precede the nouns which they qualify. tassa ya bambharāino uttamavarsasambhūyā mahārāyāno cattāri mitta āsi Erz. That king B. had four friends who were great kings and born in noble families. They may follow if they form a long list. sapparūvam viuvvai uggavisam candavisam .... Upa. 107. 'He produces the form of a serpent of terrible poison, of deadly poison.' A predicative adjective always follows the noun. kappai nigganthānam pakke tālapalambe abhinne vā bhinne vā padigāhittae Kal. 1.3. It is allowed to the N. monks to accept the ripe ears of Tāla whether broken or not.'
483 Words in apposition usually precede the substantives. sāhañjani nāmaṁ nayari hotthā Vip. 88. There was a town by name S.'
484 A pronominal form usually stands at the beginning of the sentence. tassa ya purimatālassa nayarassa Vip. 57. Of that town of P.' The interrogative pronoun always begins the sentence. kaham nam puttā mama tuţthi bhavissai Nir. 36. 'How can I be satisfied my son ?'
485 The vocative may stand at the head of the sentence, as it does not form an integral part of it. goyama i sumane bhagavam mahāvire bhagavan goyamam evam vayāsi Bhag. 15.1.4. 'O Goyama, thus spoke the venerable ascetic M. to G. Words like devānuppiya and bhante never stand at the beginning.
486 The accusative object immediately precedes the verb. vijayassa khattiyassa dhamma äikkhai Vip. 11. 'He preached religion to king V.' Of the two accusative objects the personal one is put first. mahābalam Tāyam eyamattham vinnaventi Vip. 74. They request this thing to king M..
487 The instrumental of condition immediately precedes the verb. kāle kumāre neraiesu neraiyattāe uvavanne Nir. 18. "Prince K. was born in the hellish beings as a hellish being.'. The instrumental of the subject comes earlier. assim ceva desakāle purajanavaeņa rāyā vinnavio Erz. 'At that time and place the king was requested by the people of the town and country. The
