Prakrta Grammar

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

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Bahuvvīhi Samāsa (Indirect Adjectival Compound) When a Compound becomes Adjective to something which is not a part of the Compound, we have Bahuvvīhi Samāsa. It is indirectly Adjective, so it is called an Indirect Adjectival Compound. jiaindio refers to muņi on resolution jiāņi indiyāņi jeņa (3/1) so (He by whom senses have been conquered) jiakāmo refers to Śiva on resolution jio kāmo jeņa (3/1) so . (He by whom desires have been conquered) egadanto refers to Ganesa on resolution ego danto jassa (6/1) so i (He who has one tooth) suttasīho refers to cave on resolution sutto sīho jāe (7/1) sā (That in which lion has slept) cakkapāņi refers to Vişnu on resolution cakkam pāņimmi jassa (6/1) so (He in whose hand there is a wheel) gandīvakaro refers to Arjuna on resolution gaņdīvam kare jassa (7/1) so (He in whose hand there is an arrow) Avvaībhāva Samāsa (Indeclinable Compound) The preceding member of an Indeclinable Compound is Indeclinable and the later member is a Noun. The preceding member becomes chief.
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