Prakrta Grammar

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

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Chapter-2
Compounds Compounding means saying things in short. It is a sort of abridgement. If we have to say 'Lord of Justice' we can express this in an uncompounded manner as "Nāyassa adhīso' but this becomes in Compounded manner as 'Nāyādhīso'. Again, 'That is country in which there are many brave persons (Jammi dese bahavo Vīrā santi so deso)'. This uncompounded expression will be expressed in Compounded manner as 'Bahuvīro deso'. Thus the style by virtue of which required meaning is conveyed in full through limited words is known as Compounding.
In Prākrta there are six kinds of Compounds. 1. Danda Samāsa (Copulative Compound)
Tappurisa Samāsa (Determinative Compound) Kammadhāraya Samāsa (Adjectival Compound) Digu Samāsa (Numeral Adjectival Compound) Bahuvvīhi Samāsa (Indirect Adjectival Compound) Avvaibhāva Samāsa (Indeclinable Compound) Danda Samāsa (Copulative Compound) When two or more Nouns are put together in required declensional form, it is called Danda Samāsa; e.g., (a) The number of this Compound is generally
Plural and the Gender and declension depend on its final member.
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