Prakrta Grammar

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

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(iii) So aijhayaņeņa vasai/vasae/ etc.
He lives to study. On the performance of an action or receiving the fruit of an action, words indicating time' and 'path' are placed in the Instrumental Case; e.g., (i) So dahahim/dasahi dişehim/dişehi
gantham padhia/ etc. . He read the book in ten days. Mitto tīhim/tīhi etc. dişehim/dişehi ņirogo - hohĩa/ etc.
The friend became healthy in three days. (iii) Ekeņa koseņa kajjaṁ hohĩa/ etc.
The work was completed at two miles. In connection with the words indicating ‘saha', ‘saddhim', 'samaṁ'(with)" there occurs Instrumental Case; e.g., (i) So mitteņa saha gacchai/gacchae/ etc.
He goes with the friend. (ii) Lakkhaņo Rāmeņa samaṁ gacchińsu/ etc.
Laxman went with Rāma. (iii) Haņuvanto Rāmeṇa saddhim sohai/ etc.
Hanumana shines with Rāma. In connection with the words 'vinā', (without) there occur Accusative Case, Instrumental Case or Ablative Case; e.g., Jalaṁ (2/1) Jaleņa (3/1) and jalatto (5/1) vinā ņaro na jīvai/jīvae/ etc. Man does not live without water.
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