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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
INTRODUCTION
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Peculiarities of the Language of the Vajjālagga: I Phoaological : (A) Vowels
The shortening of long vowels and the lengthening of short vowels (for metrical or other reasons) is already recognised by Hemacandra for Māhārāștrī, in the following 17 sūtras of his Prākrit grammar: VIII.1.4; VIII.1.27; VIII.1.67; VIII.1.70; VIII.1.8t; VIII.1.101 ; VIII.1.121; VIII.1.146; VIII.1.160; VIII. 3.8; VIII.3.21, VIII.3.29; VIII.3.94; VIII.1.43; VIII.1.44 VIII.1.85; VIII.1.116.
The following two sūtras primarily occurring in the section on Apabhramśa in Hemacandra's Prākrit grammar are found occasionally to be holding good in the case of Mābārāștri also according to HS. VIII.4.447 (47497 Ilgiaurai 324424 Heft 1) (1) VIII.4.410 and (2) VIII.4.411,
We find in the VL examples of all these sūtras. Only those cases which are not covered by the sūtras given above are mentioned below :(1) Shortening of long vowels, for metrical or other reasons : (i) Final 31, , and 5 of Nominative singular forms of feminine 31, & and 5 stems : Pfft = Fergal (366); aut (EET) (589); HATEG 39-( = 'HTET(256), #affo ( = farfuit) (317); ig (= * (337). (ii) Final 371 of Nominative plural forms of masculine 37 stems : 374 ( = 3791) (128). (iii) Final é of No minative singular forms of masculine stems 45 ( = ") (208). (iv) Final 8 of vocative singular forms of feminine 317 stems (into 3):( = 34353) (296); 5 ( = 50) (352): yras (=r7g) 474 (v) Final 8 of locative singular forms of masculine 34 stems and of verbal forms (Atmanepada Present first person singular' (into 7) 05958 (='ya) (204); 4f2 ( = BELFAR) afara (264); per nigru (=nillèf&) (794); q&a fèq4 (= ffat) (377); 37 ferm (= 877 1784) (393); in faan ( = sinot f97a) (495); opfat (= faq) (499);TEMAT fear(=g81790 1894) (517);# (= H2) (244).
(vi) Final sit of Nominative singular forms of masculine 34 stems (into 31): alam sa (=gq ax560).
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