Studies in Desya Prakrit

Author(s): H C Bhayani
Publisher: Kalikal Sarvagya Shri Hemchandracharya Navam Janmashatabdi Smruti Sanskar Shikshannidhi Ahmedabad

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2194 'to put to flight', 'to defeat') (PSM.)': For चिमिणो and विसिणा see further. fafefast and fafå fazi (3, 13 ) · stream ( of water ) (911). feriai (3, 21 ) 'small stream' (agari ). cf. faféfari (7, 93 com.) stream' (9131 ) according to some. fazail ( 7, 93 ) 'small stream of water ' ( G agal:). fafia 'drop' (PSM.). fafafasi (fafifani) may be of an onomatopoetic origin. cf. fastafeti stream, downpour '(PSM.), Old Guj. mffari, Mod. Guj. 92, 992 drizzle?. faptei can be connected with Dravidian ciru 'small' (DED. 1326 ). cf. faxi (3, 21 ) small thing, 'small stream 'from Dravidian cikka 'small' etc. ( DED. 2057). Besides faizit, there is fà3424 (PSM.) 'a small pit dug in the river bed for water' which is supported by Guj. ftest. fafesfas, fafēzzie' (v. 1. fafafana', fafeseat, fafescafio' etc.) (3, 12 )'wet '( 31727). PSM. also notes variants चिलचिल्ल and चिलिचिलिय. The word occurs in the form fafes fenas in PC. ( 39, 6.2 and 54, 11, 1) and MP. (20, 10, 11). The sense there is 'damp and sticky and hence loathsome or disgusting'. It occurs in CMC, in the form चिलिचिल ( 179, 15) and वीलीविल ( 226, 28). Possibly there has been some confusion with faralaaa ( 7, 70 ) one having a tender and weak body' ( कोमलनिःस्थामतनुः ) which is to be compared with
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