Proceedings of the Seminar on Prakrit Studies 1973

Author(s): K R Chandra, Dalsukh Malvania, Nagin J Shah
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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5. According to Ptj (III. 96.12–14 ), maskarin recorded by P (6.1.154) is to be derived from *maskarin22.1 showing a sut-ugama.
C-2. Single Consonants
(a) p > 722.2 gopendra > *go pinda > govinda, referred to earlier, may be seen. (b) c > Ś
If, as S. Sen says,28 savati corresponds to cyavati (7.4.81 ), it appears to be a parallel to the SB (1.1.4.4 ) reference pointed out by Mehendale about s having corrupted into c.24 Now, say, is actually found in the famous M (1.9.25f.) and Nir (2.2) passage, savatir gatikarmă etc.
(c)ś > 326 subhita (Veda > suhita has been noted earlier. S > h26
s of the First Future suffix tas and of the root as- changes to h before the termination e, as in kartahe or vyatihe (7.4.52 ).
(d) > 127 1. Roots mruc - and mluc – are together mentioned by P ( 3.1.58 ). 2. Similarly, roots gruc- and gluc- are mentioned by him there.
3. The suffix āru (3.2.173 ) deriving the forms sarāru and yandaru is mentioned by P, and also the suffix alu (3.2.158 ) deriving sp;hayalu etc.
4. While graha meant only « seizure", glaha also derived from the same root, denoted in P's time “a die ” (3.3.70 ).
5. sphurati and sphulati are mentioned together by P (6.1.47) to derive sphära and sphala.
6. By 8.2.21 P sanctions pairs like girati : gilati, nigaryate : nigalyate, and by 8.2.22, pairs like paryanka : palyanka.
7. In some cases only forms with 1 are sanctioned by him 8.2.19 ), as in playate, palayate and perhaps also palyayate. His matula (4.1.49) also is mentioned by S. Sen in this connection.28
8. His root Vlajj- is taken to have been developed out of raj(y). 9. DhP shows ragh- and Vlagh- ( 1.113f. ).
10. Even before Ptj. the r: 1 alternation was sanctioned in the forms taruņa ; taluna by the Saunāgas ( II. 105.8, 209,8, 238.11 ).