Prakrta Grammar

Author(s): Kamalchand Sogani, Shakuntala Jain
Publisher: Apbhramsa Sahitya Academy

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(6.1) Placement of Anusvāra (Hema. 1/26) (i) Placement of Anusvāra on the first vowel.
asu-aṁsu (tear)
dasaņa-damsaņa (cutting by teeth) (ii) Placement of Anusvāra on the second vowel.
iha—iham (here) maņasī—maņaṁsī (man of pleasing mind) maņasiņīmaņaṁsiņī (woman of pleasing mind) muhumuhuṁ (repeatedly)
ajja-ajjaṁ (today) (iii) Placement of Anusvāra on the third vowel.
uvari — uvarim (upward)
aimuttaya-aimuṁttaya (a type of vine) (6.2) Disappearance of Anusvāra (Hema. 1/29) (i) Disappearance of Anusvāra on the first
vowel. simha—sīha (lion)
kim-ki (what) (ii) Disappearance of Anusvāra on the second
vowel. kaham-kaha (how?) īsim—īsi (some) evaṁ-eva (in this way)
dāņiṁ-dāņi (at this time) (iii) Disappearance of Anusvāra on the third
vowel. iyāṇim-iyāņi (at this time)
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