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NOTES-VIII. i. 255-271.
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योगे एव, in भ्रमर र is changed to ल only when म is changed to स by i. 244.
255-257. These rules speak of the changes of . 255. The word changes its to by this rule, which then becomes . See 1. 124. How are we to explain then थूलभद्दो ? हेमचंद्र proposes that in थूलभद्द the first member is not but with the change of to by i. 254.
257. for stands for e. See also 11. 123 below. 258-259. These rules speak of the changes of a.
258. In, is changed to . In the natural order of alphabet we expect a here instead of . This could be explained by the fact that and are often confounded.
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260. This is one of the fundamental rules of Prakrit. Thus there is only one sibilant and it is in Prakrit.
269. काराक्रान्तः हः is a conjunct of ण as first member and as second member.
264. अनुस्वार is regarded in this grammar as a consonant and so the mention of rare comes after all letters of alphabet. Thus f becomes fa by this rule.
267-271. These rules speak of the dropping of a whole syllable.
269. महण्णवसमा सहिआ is महार्णवसमाः सहृदया: . जाला ते, the whole verse is: ताला जायन्ति गुणा जाला ते सहिअएइ घेप्पन्ति । रविकिरणानुग्गहिआई होन्ति कमलाइ कमलाई ॥ Sk. तत्र जायन्ते गुणाः यत्र ते सहृदयैः गृह्यते । रविकिरणानुगृहीतानि भवन्ति कमलानि कमलानि ॥ निसमणुप्पि अहिअस्स stands for निशमनार्पितहृदयस्य.
Synopsis of the contents of the First Pada.
1-4. General and introductory.
5-10. Rules of f.
11-25. Rules about words ending in consonants.
