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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In 1.61, Hemacandra gives the change of '' to ''. This phenomenon is found in Marathi words like 'ओंजक' ( from Sk, अञ्जलि).
In I.72, Hemachandra illustrates the optional change of 'a' to 'g' in words like 'सदा'. In the Marathi words like 'इंदोळा' (also हिंदोळा) derived from Sk; आंदोलक (Pkt. आंदोलअ) we find the first 'आ' changed to 'इ'.
In 1.92, Hemacandra notes certain words in which short 'g' changes to long ‘इ’, The Marathi words 'कीव' ( from Sk. कृपा, Pkt, किवा ), 'गीव' (from Sk., Pkt. f) and 'y' (from Sk., Pkt. f) are examples, where such a change is seen.
Hemachandra illustrates the change of '' to '' in 1.86. The Marathi words 'मेहूण' ' ( from Pkt. मिहुण) 'वेडावणे' ' ( from Pkt. विडंवण), 'शेंडी' (from Pkt. far) are words in which the '' changes to ''.
The change of '' or '' to 'a' is covered by Hemcandra in 1.88ff. The_Marathi_words like 'हळद' (Pkt. हलद्दी ), पडसाद' (Pkt. पडिस६), 'पुनव' (Pkt. पुण्णिवा), 'बहीण' ( Pkt. भइणी) are illustrations of this change.
The shortening of the long '' to short '' is found in words like 'किडा' (from Pkt. कीडअ), 'पिडा' ( from Pkt. पीडा ) or 'पिळणे' (from sa). This shortening of the long '' to short '' is laid down by Hemcandra in 1,101.
The change of '' to '3' (Hemacandra 1.107ff.) or ' to 'a' is noticed in Marathi words like 'q' (from Pkt. go, Apabhramsa Sk. पुणु, पुनः), 'जथा' (from Pkt. जूथअ, Sk. यूथक), 'चड' (frora Pkt. चूडअ, Sk. चूडक) are illustrations of this change.
In I.117 Hemacandra tells about the change of ' to 'a', in the word ''(changing to '' in Pkt.) we have a similar word in Merathi viz. 'मोहरे' from Sk. मुखर and Pkt मुहर,
The change of ' to 'f' as is seen in words like ' changing to 'F' (Hemacandra I.141) is seen in Marathi words like 'f' from Sk. ऋतु.
in certain Sk. words like,, etc. changes to '' in Pkt, as can be seen from Hemacandra I.181. The same rule holds good in the case of the Marathi words like '', and '', which have ''in them in place of ' in the words from which they are derived víz. Sk. कुशल (Pkt. कुसल ), and Sk. क्रीत (Pkt. किरीत ) respectively.