Some Topics in the Development of OIA MIA NIA

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

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'parched' (presupposing -n- replacement)
11.rugga-(1)
'wept'
presupposed by G. rũga
'weeping',
12.rugga-(2) 'broken'
13.lugga 'broken'
cf. Pk. lukka- formed
through -kka- replacement
14. chigga- (PSM.) 'touched'
15. sigga
siggai
'sunken'
(= śranta'- DN. 8,28)
gāhate
gāhai
ledhi
lihai
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gühate
guhai
mohayati
mujjhai
rudyate rudita
ruccai, rumcai
'husks, cards'
rujjai
ruia-, roia-,
ruņṇa(analogical)
luyate 'is cut' lujjai
luna
lūṇa
chivvai
(for chippai)
sidyate
ruccia-rumcia
(cf. rumcani 'grinding mill')
gahyate
(gahijjai)
lihyate
lijjhai
gühyate
gujjhai
The Sanskrit pattern of certain verbal bases ending in -h- and their past-passive participle ending in -dha- (with the root vowel lengthened) remained untouched by the phonological developments leading to the Middle Indo-Aryan. So we find matching groups like the following in Sk. and Pk.
Sk.
Pk.
Sk.
Pk.
Sk.
Pk.
Sk.
Pk.
gāḍha
līdha
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rugga
gūḍha
muhyate müḍha
mujjhai
rugga
lugga
chigga
sigga