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e.g. Skt. yukta > Pkt. jutta
Skt. dugdha > Pkt. duddha Skt. udgama > Pkt. uggama
Similar phenomenon is also noteworthy in Old Greek where in a combination of plosive + plosive the second prevails i. e. d/t+p> pp.
जैन विद्या एवं प्राकृत : अन्तरशास्त्रीय अध्ययन
e.g. Gk hoppos <*hod. pos
In a combination of mute+nasal, mute prevails in Prakrit and nasal is assimilated. i. e. g+n> gg, gh+n> ggh etc.
e.g. Skt. agniḥ > Pkt. aggi
Skt. vighna > Pkt. viggha
But Greek does not agree with Prakrit in this respect, because in case of mute+nasal, nasal prevails in Greek and the plosive becomes a class nasal.
i.e. p/b/ph-m> mm
e.g. gramma (<-ph-m-) and bn > mn
e.g. amnos (<*abnos) and gn < gn (written gn)
e.g. gignomai (<*gignomai)
In case of a combination of mute+1, mute prevails and is assimilated in Pkt.
e.g. Skt. valkala > Pkt. vakkala
Skt. al pa> Pkt. appa
But Greek shows the reverse example of this principle. In Greek in a combination of plosive + liquid, liquid prevails.
i. e. dl>ll in Greek.
e. g. hella'<*sedla
In a combination of mute and sibilant when sibilant comes first it is assimilated and the mute is aspirated in Prakrit. i. e. st<th. e. g. asti atthi. But when the sibilant follows the mute they become cch. i. e. ts < cch, ps > cch etc.
e.g. Skt vatsa < Pkt vaccha
परिसंवाद-४
Skt matsara > Pkt macchara
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