Book Title: Sanskrit Prakrit Jain Vyakaran aur Kosh ki Parampara
Author(s): Chandanmalmuni, Nathmalmuni, Others
Publisher: Kalugani Janma Shatabdi Samaroha Samiti Chapar
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Dialect and Sub-dialects of Prakrit 49
infected by Drāvida has no special characteristics (RT II.3 27). It is said
Takkadesīya-bhāsāyām drsyate Drāvidī tathā / tatra cāyam višeso'sti Drāvidair ādi tāparam ||
ie Drāvidi is found in the language of the Takka country Its peculiarity as a language is this it is honoured by Drāvidas The grammarian Hariscandra intends to say that this Takka-dialect is an Apabhramśa, because Apabhramśa is used by the poets (lit. skilled) in dramatic compositions (Mk XVI 2) It is, therefore, not an ordinary Prakrit says Puruşottam (Pu XVI 10) These are the characteristics of Takki
I The suffix u is profusedly used in Țakki (Pu XVI 2), but
not always (Mk HVI.3) II The instrumental singular termination of a-base is em
optionally (Pu XVI.3) but Mārkaņdeya (XVI 4) admits
only e III The (dative)-ablative and genitive plural termination is
ham and hum (Pu XVI 4-5, MK XVI 5-6) IV. Even the pronominal terminations of ablative and geni
tive plural are also ham and hum optionally In this case the penultimate is lengthened (Pu.XVI 6, Mk XVI 7) e g. kaham (kesam), jaham (yesam), taham (tesam), edaham
(eteşām), imāham (eşām) V The following pronominal substitutes are found tvam>
tuhum (Pu XVI 7 and MK XVI 8 reads tunga) aham> hamam and hamum (Pu XVI 7, hammi, hym (Mk XVI 9)
mama>mahum (Mk XVI.10) VI. The substitute of
yatbā > jidha (Pu XVI 8) and jabā (Mk XVI 11-12)
tathā - tidha (Pu XVI 8) and tahā (Mk XVI. 11-12) VII. The rest depends on usage (Pu XVI 9, Mk XVI 13)
6 Audhii
Audhri is the same as Sābari It becomes Audhrī only when
