Prakrta Grammar

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

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The son is carried to the village by him. Here putto is Primary Verb, so in the Passive Voice it is put in the Nominative Case
because of the verbs 'vaha' (to carry). It may be understood that with the exception of the Verb “vaha' (to carry) in all other double Object Verbs the Secondary Object is put in the Nominative Case.
We are required to know that in order to complete the meaning of a Verb the Noun which is necessarily put in the Accusative Case is named Primary Object and the Noun which may be put in Other Cases but which is put in the Accusative Case according to the desire of the speaker is called Secondary Object. (Saṁskrta Reader by Apte, P. 29) 3 In connection with Verbs indicating mobility the
Accusative Case occurs; e.g., So gharam gacchai/gacchae/ etc. He goes home. Sometimes Accusative Case occurs in place of the Locative Case; e.g., Sūrapayāso diņam (2/1) pasarai/pasarae/ etc. The light of the sun spreads in the day time.
Here ‘diņam' (2/1) occurs in place of ‘diņe' (7/1). 5 Sometimes Accusative Case occurs in place of the
Nominative Case; e.g., Cauvisam (2/1) Jiņavarā (1/2). Twenty four Tīrthankaras. This should be Cauvīsā (1/1) Jiņavarā (1/2).
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