Studies in Desya Prakrit

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

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74. 631 ( 8, 70 ) 'stake '(901: ).
13317 (PSM.). ibid. ' (iv). In other cases we have a variant in NIA. derivatives. 75. 33 (1, 85 ) 'well-digger.'
cf. Guj. ejte ibid.' (From Kannada entz). 76 g (2, 74 ) 'cottage, room' ( 5 ).
cf. Guj. M. anat room, single room used as
a tenament' (IAL, 3946 ). 77. 4791 (6, 86 ) noise to scare away'( iftafaa' 1758:).
cf. Guj 55121, 191, 457121, 492137 · hissing of an enraged snake, etc '; H a t hiss'.
Besides we have alcu' (Guj. ), 3772 (H.), etc. ( IAL. 2547 ); aan ( Guj. ), # (H.) etc. (ND. se ); 45°, gta (Guj., etc.) (ND. f3s ); ŠIA (H. ), etc. (ND. SH ); ote (Guj. ), fèft (H.) etc. fůstat (Guj.); 19 (Guj. ); è13 ( Guj., H. M. etc. ) (ND. Ĉ13 )--these support one of the variants in the pairs given just above. (2) Variation between a cluster with an initial
nasal and one without it.
Prakrit grammarians have taken note of sporadic nasalization in clusters. They have collected the instances under half or 870ft group. See Pischel § 74. Conversely a nasal cluster has become a long consonant or the nasal is lost. 78. 3fia (1, 26 ) ( 791972: ).
Hemacandra rejects ( in com. ) 315fecat which, he says was erroneously read by some. Tr. has eficà.