Prakrit Prose and Verse

Author(s): Kamalchand Sogani
Publisher: Apbhramsa Sahitya Academy

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Number :
In Prāksta language, there are only two numbers :1. Singular
2. Plural Gender:
In Pråksta language, there are three Genders :1. Masculine Gender
2. Feminine Gender 3. Neuter Gender Person :
In Prāksta language, there are only three Persons :1. First Person
2. Second Person 3. Third Person Case :
In Praksta language, there are eight Cases :1. Nominative Case
2. Accusative Case 3. Instrumental Case
4. Dative Case 5. Ablative Case
6. Genitive Case 7. Locative Case
8. Vocative Case Verb:
In Prāksta language, there are only two kinds of Verbs :1. Transitive
2. Intransitive Tense:
In Prāksta language, there are four type of Tenses :1. Present Tense
2. Past Tense 3. Future Tense
4. Imperative Words :
In Prākṣta language, four kinds of Words are in use :1. a-ending
2. i-i-ending 3. a- ending
4. u-ū-ending
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