Some Topics in the Development of OIA MIA NIA

Author(s): H C Bhayani
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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muttaṁ : muccai, rittam : riccai,
sittas : siccai, vuttam ; vaccai were created new forms wherein -cc- (or -ńc-) replaced earlier -jj- or -pp-. In some cases the passive form has acquired active meaning."
rattam : raccai (for rajjai) mattam : maccai (for majjai) pahuttaṁ : pahuccai (for pahujjai) vihattam : vihaṁcai (infulenced by vihamjai) guttam : guscai (for guppai)
viguttam : vigumcai (for viguppai) Of these Gujarati has inherited the first five (rāc-, māc, pahõc-, vahēc-, and gūcav- and the sixth is found in Old Guj. vigūc.
lumcia- and lua- being synonymous, luccai could be linked with lua- as the corresponding present passive. Then, following the linkage luam : luccai, succai was created (MP. 65, 9,2; rhyming with ruccai and so ruling out the possibility of it being scribal error for the previous formation suvvai) in the place of summai, suvvai ( passive of suņai). -pp- replacing -cc- or -jjOn the pattern of ādhattam : adhappai, vidhattam : vidhappai, samattam : samappai, khittar : khippai, luttam : luppai etc. new passives were formed wherein -pp- replaced the earlier -cc- or -jj- :
sittam : sippai (for siccai) (MP. 46,13,6; 80,11,3) virattam: virappai (MP. 46,13,6; 80,11,3; mi 43.8.11) juttaṁ : juppai
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