Prakrta Grammar

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

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Many times the preceding member of the Compound indicates comparison candamuhas means on resolution cando iva muham (moon-faced) vajjadeho means on resolution vajjo iva deho (body like thunderbolt) Digu Samāsa (Numeral Adjectival Compound) When the preceding member of the Compound is Numeral and the later member is a Noun it is called Numeral Adjectival Compound. (a) This Compound in collective sense is
generally Neuter Gender Singular; e.g., navatattam means on resolution nava tattam (nine tattvas) (Neuter Gender Singular) caukkasāyam means on resolution cauro kasāyaḥ (four passions) (Neuter Gender Singular) tilogas means on resolution tiņņi logam
(three worlds) (Neuter Gender Singular) (b). But sometimes it is Masculine Gender
Singular; e.g., tiviyappo means on resolution tiņņi viyappo (three alternatives) (Masculine Gender Singular) In multiple senses, Number and Gender do not correspond to rule (a) and (b). tiloyā means on resolution tiņni loyā (three worlds) (Masculine Gender Plural) caudisā means on resolution cauro disão (four directions) (Feminine Gender Plural)
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