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श्रमणविद्या
On the basis of the above mentioned details, the following table may be drawn up,
Table 11 metrical patterns parts of speech
total
2
total The total frequency of short and long syllables in the earlier half of the feet stands as follows: short : 6 3 1 1
long : 1 4 6 6 As such, the general metrical pattern takes the appearance u -
Particles as sixth and sevenih syllables
In just one foot each ma and na respectively appear as sixth and seventh syllables. The sequence of applications of the particles and the parts of speech is furnished in the table below.
Table 12
feet
sequence ad v mã v
2.172c o P ad na v 1. 70a The following deductions are possible on the basis of the aforesaid particulars : a that there are two combinations, one of 4 words and the other of 5;
that na appears in first foot and mã in the third: that in one foot the particle is preceded by an adjective and in the other by a verb; that in both the cases the particles are followed by some verbs; and that in the foot with mã, the particle is both preceded and followed by some verbs, the solitary such example in the whole text.
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