Prakrta Grammar

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

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. (12) 'si', “siam', ‘iyā' suffixes: (Hema. 2/162)
To Pronouns', and 'Adjectives’ ‘si”, “siam', and ‘iyā suffixes for signifying the sense of ‘once upon a time' are added and the constructed words are Indeclinable; e.g.,
(i) ekka + si = ekkasi (once upon a time) · (ii) ekka + siam = ekkasiam (once upon a time)
(iii) ekka + iyā = ekkaiyā (once upon a time)
(iv) egagyā (once upon a time) (13) “Retainer of innate meaning suffixes' svārthika
suffixes: (i) aliasuffix: (Hema. 2/170)
mīsa + ālia = mīsālia (Adj.) (mixed) or mīsa
(Adj.) (ii) “ra' suffix: (Hema. 2/171)
dīha + ra = dīhara (Adj.) (long) or dīha (Adj.) (iii) 'la' suffix: (Hema. 2/173) This suffix is alternatively added to vijju (Fem.),patta (Neu.), pīa (Mas.) and andha (Adj.) words. (a) vijju + la = vijjula > vijjulā (Fem.) or vijju (Fem.)
(lightning) (b) patta + la = pattala (Neu.) or patta (Neu.), (leaf) (c) pīa + la = piala (Mas.) or pīa (Mas.) (yellow
colour) (d) pīala (Adj.) or pīa (adj.) (yellow coloured) (e) andha + la = andhala (Adj.) or andha (Adj.)
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