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and shame. Harshness of Sandhi occurs when the euphonic combinations between two words in a sentence are harsh.
Thus Sandhi is formed when two vowels combine or a vowel and a consonant join together or two consonants combine. If two vowels are brought together without joining (even though it is so sanctioned by grammarians), it is a fault. If the Sandhi is deliberately dropped, then, there is a still greater fault. For example, the verses (208 & 209), perfectly grammatical though they are, are bad; since in sentences in which samhitā, i.e., joining the vowels or consonant is obligatory, it is bad not to join them. Even the feet of a verse yields to this rule of Sandhi.' There is however a choice as to the joining of vowels or consonants at the end of the second foot.
Visandhi occurs due to deformity giving rise to Aslilatva or indecorousness. It takes place when the words, though used in their perfectly ordinary senses. suggest some sense is indecent or loathsome or inauspicious, and give rise to Aslilatva. as in the quotation (210), the word Virecakam has an indecent sense as well as a normal sense. Similarly, Acāryabhāsa has two senses : a pseudo teacher and a teacher named Bhāsa. The word Virecaka causes disgust and Yābha, an obscene word, causes shame. In the same way, the verse (211) following this, yields the indecorous words Sepa, etc., by Visandhi, which reminds of Vriņā, etc.; hence they are all instances of Aslila. Propriety is the Magic Wand
In the verse 212, we have harshness of Sandhi. Hemachandra however notes that if such harsh words, difficult to pronounce, are used deliverately to imitate the words of a child, a woman or a fool, there is no blemish. Thus propriety of the speaker etc. removes the fault. In fact when such words are used in mimicry or jokes or in elocution etc., they become an excellent quality and cease to be faults.
(2) Hemachandra defines the second blemish of a sentence by saying that Nyūnapadatva is a fault which occurs when
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