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some local words of the Odhra country are added to it. (Mk. XV 9),
7 Ābhīri
Ābhiri is the same as Sābari The only distinction is that the gerundive ends in ia or ua (Mk.XV 10) e g Skt gatvā> gascia, or gadua, Skt, pathitvā<padhia, or padhua
8 Prácyā
The pracya, a variety of bhāsā, is derived from Sauraseni for its basis (Pu X 1 & 14, RT II 22 1, MkX 1) In this dialect proverbs, contradictory sentences and vulgar expressions are profusedly used (Pu X 13, RT II 23) Markandeya (X 1) quotes a couplet .
pūrvāparahatam kvāpi kvacicchekotisundaram | grāmyābhyām upamoktıbhyām yuktam vaktı vidūşakah //
According to the canons of dramaturgy, the Prācyā dialect is to be spoken by the Vidūşaka (jester) of the play Markandeya quotes from Bharata-prācyā vidūsakādinām (NS 17 51) (RT II 24, Mk X 1) The characteristics of Pracyā are noted below
I The nominative singular of the word bhavat is bhavam
(Pu X 2, RT II 2 1, Mk X.4 comm) II The feminide of bhavat is blodi (Pu X 3, RT II 2 1, Mk
X 4) IJI The vocative of a-bases, in addressing a person of lower
rank, ends in a (Pu X 5, RT II 2 2, Mk X.8) IV The neuter pronoun idam becomes inam (Pu X 6, RT.
II 24) V The changes in the following words are noticed in
Prācyā Skt mürkha> murakkha (RT II 22), muru
kkha (Mk X 3), duhıtā> dhidā (Pu X 4, RT II 2 2) VI The Future participial form of the root bhū is hattamāno
(Pu X 9, RT II 2 2) and otthamāno (Pu X 9, RT II 22) and okkhamāno (M6 X 2).
