Some Topics in the Development of OIA MIA NIA

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

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in Prakrit to form Passive stem (intransitive or transitive). But sometimes it takes additionlly the -jja suffix of the optative also, e.g.
Pk. navejja, navejjejja = Sk. namyate. Pk. lahejja, lahejjcjja = Sk. labhayate. Pk. acchejja, acchejjejja = Sk. asyate.
This will give an idea of the mutual influence of the Prakrit Optativc, Inperative and Passive forms and meanings.
5. With this background we shall examine the origin and development of O. Guj.(1) inherited passive, (2) inherited optative, (3) the new present First Person Plural forin, (4) apaņai as the Inclusive First Person plural pronoun, (5) the new passive stem-formative -- and (6) their respective meanings. 2. Stem-formative -ija-, -sa-.
(1) Sk. suffix -ya- became - izja- in. Prakrit. Alternatively it became -iyya-, which changed to -iya-, -ia-. For example in the Apabhraíša section of the Siddhahema we have forms like aniyai, bolliyai, māņiyai, pathaviyai. From Yogindu's Paramappapayāsu we can cite jhāiyai, jāņiyai, viyāņiai, pittiyai. Similar forms occur in the Dohā-pahuậa and the Sāvaya-dhamma-dohā.
(2) In Prakrit we have Optative third person singular forms with the stein-formative -cija-/-ijja- and personal ending - -- or without the latter, e.g. karejjai/karijjai, kareja/karijjā. The former developed as karije in Old Guj. which changed to karje in Mod. Guj. with a future or polite inperative sense.
(3) The forns with the stem-formative - ijja- / -ja- used in an optative sense can be illustrated from the Siddhahema.
1. Tahi desdai jäijjai (8, 4, 419-3)
(=Sk. tasınin dese gamyate)
'Let (us) go to that country' or (we) should go to that country 2. jai āvai to āņiyai (8, 4, 419-3)