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Some general observations. There is enough evidence to think that in numerous cases the 'grammaticalization' of verbs has proceeded form their use as 'conjunct verbs' (i.e. the noun-verb nexus) to their use as 'compound verbs'. Hence it would be necessary to consider both the groups together.
In order to deal satisfactorily with the semantic development with regard to the generalized verbs in any one NIA language we shall have to take into accout the relevant data from allied NIA languages also.
As long as the vast amount of relevant data from Prakrit, Apabhramsa and Late non-standard Sanskrit sources remains unutilized, we cannot hope to fill the gaps in the historical explanations and developments in modern usages.
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