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५२ : सस्कृत-प्राकृत व्याकरण और कोश की परम्परा
a door-keeper and a knove, and also by constables and merchants (RT.II 2 10) The characteristics of Avanti are noted below
I The intervocal t and d are optionally elided leaving be
hind their accompanying vowel (Pu XI 3, RT.II 2 6) II The word sadrksa is replaced by sariccha (RT II
26, Mk XI 2) III. The pronominal substitute for tava is tuha (text
tuddhu, Pu XI 10) and mama is mulia (Pu. XI 10) IV In Avanti the active voice (parasmaipada) and
middle voice (ātmanepada) are used side by side. bean> bhannai, bhannae (Mk XI. 11)
vrdh> vaddhai, vaddhae (Mk XI 11) V Puruşottama says that in the present and future
tenses and in the imperative mood ja and jjā are used for conjugational suffixes (Pu XI. 4, RT II 26,
Mk XI 4) eg bhojja, bhojjā VI. The suffixes jja and ijā are also used between the
verb and the conjugational suffix (Pu. XI 5, RT. II.
26, Mk XI 5) eg dejjau, dejjāu VII The following verbal substitutes are found – (a) Active bhū>l1o, (Pu XI. 8, RT II. 27,
Mk XI 6) and hoi (Pu XI 8) dịś> pekkha (RT II 27) peccha (Mk XI.7). drs (causal)>darisa (RT II 2 7;
Mk XI 8) also darasa (according
to some, Mk XI 8 comm ) (b) Passive Śru>suyra (Pu XI 6, RT. II 28,
Mk XI 9 ji>jippa RT. II. 28) bhan> bhanna (RT II. 28). gam>gamma (RT II 28, Mk XI 9)
kr>kijja (RT II 28) jñā>munijja (RT II 28). lih > lijja (Mk. XI 9)
dru>duvva (Mk XI 9)
darbh>dubbha (Mk XI 9) VIII. The following verbal substitutes are found in the
Future
