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Xm+a Xm[hrasva]+a:— Xn∥ [saṃyoga] i 1. व1.Xm+a�����ृ X+aचै ॥१.१.१॥् XXm[tara(p),[at,e∥ ṅ tama(p)]] ∧ X<y X[ ] yM[ ] i∥i Xm+a Xm[—] ∥ — ∧ — ii ii i 2. 1Xm+a Xm[dīrgha]“structure01”∥ — 2019/4/10 — 15:54 — page 1 — #1 i i i ������+a: vṛddhi घः ॥१.१.२२॥ ∥ 3 <y:— अद�े णःु i ॥१.१.२॥ i i+a:— “rule111” — 2019/4/10“rule111” — 15:48 — — page 2019/2/8 1 — #1 — 14:44 — page 1ii — #1 i ु “structure02”2ु X<y X[ —— 2019/4/10] yM[—] — 16:09 — page 1 — #1 ii1. ��Xm+a“structure03”ं लघ+a:Xm॥१.४.१०॥[āt, aic] स —योगंXm+a 2019/4/10े ग“structure01”� ॥१.४.११॥Xm[—] —∥ ��घ 16:12� —च ॥१.४.१२॥ 2019/4/10∧ — page 1 — — 15:54 #1 — page 1 — #1 ii ii “more-formulas”∥ — —∥ 2019/4/12 — 15:15 — page 2 — #2 i i i +a: guruX+a X[ ] +a: +a: gha<y:— i व�����ृ चै ॥१.१.१॥् ∥i — —+a: guṇa “structure01” — 2019/4/10 — 15:54 — page 1 — #1 i 4 X<y X[—] yM[—] Xm+a Xm+a:Xm+avṛddhiXm[Xn1. —X+a] ∥ X[tara(p),∧ tama(p)] 3 +a: vṛddhi1. ∥ [hrasva] ∧∥ 1. Xm+a[saṃyoga]∥ Xm[at,eṅ] i “rule32123” —i 2019/4/10 —<y: 16:06—∥ — page 1 — #1 i i +a: Xm+a Xm ghaXm+a2. Xm+a:— [dīrgha]Xm+aअद�������े णः ॥१.१.२॥X<y घःXm ॥१.१.२२॥X[ ] yM[ ] 1. 2∥ [ā∥t, aic] 1. ु ∥ [ā—t, ai∧ c] — X+a X Xm+ai Xm[—] ∥ i +a: gha1. ��∥् ं लघ[tara(p),iु ॥१.४.१०॥ tama(p)]∥+a: सयोगं vṛddhiे ग�ु ॥१.४.११॥<y:“more-formulas”— ��घ� च ॥१.४.१२॥ — 2019/4/12 — 15:15 — page 2 — #2 i व�����ृ चै ॥१.१.१॥ +a:+a:—— <y:— +a:+a:guṇa—व�����ृ चै ॥१.१.१॥् X<y X[—] yM[—] ������+a:X+a घः+a: ॥१.१.२२॥X guru Xm+aXm+a1.Xm[Xm+aXm[—]—]XmXn[[ā—t“structure01”,]∥ aic] ∧ — 2019/4/10 — 15:54 — page 1 — #1 1.X<y6 vṛddhiX[—[tara(p),]i yM[Xm+a—] tama(p)]Xm[∥ ∥—]34 ∧∥ +a:— i ∥ ∥ ∧ 1. Xm+a∥ XmXm[[a—t,e]ṅ] <y:—+a: vṛddhi <y: Xm+a1. Xm+aXm Xm+a:[hrasva]∥— ् XnXm+a[saṃyoga]Xm[—] —1. ∥ +a:[ā∥t,— aiवc�����ृ ] चै ॥१.१.१॥∧ X<y∥ X[—] yM[—] ������+a: घः ॥१.१.२२॥— अद�े णः+a: ॥१.१.२॥Xm+a— Xm[ ] ∥ ∧ <y: X<y X[—2.] Xm+ayM[Xm+aु —Xm] [dīrgha]Xm[∥ ]+a:+a:— ghagha+a: Xm+a Xm l(a)(ṭ)5 व�����ृ Xm+a∥ चै ॥१.१.१॥् Xm[∧ ]Xm+a∥ XnNOT[∥+a:Xm[vṛddhi— ] Xn[ —] 1. [āt, aic] — ∥ —— ∧ — ∥ <y:— ∥ ∧+a:— Xm+aX+a XXm[—] 1. X<y X��[dhātu]ं लघु ॥१.४.१०॥+a:Xm+ayM—[vartamāna सXm[योगं Xm+a—े ग�ु]] ॥१.४.११॥1.1.XmX+a∥∥ ��घ[tara(p),X[tara(p),� च ॥१.४.१२॥ tama(p)] tama(p)] X<y∥ X[ ] yM[∧ Xm+a] ∥1. Xm[—∥] [āt,∥ aic] ् +a: laghu∥ — ∧ Xm+a— Xm[∥—] 6 +a:—व�����ृ चै ॥१.१.१॥ +a: guru3 +a:∥— ������������ घः घः ॥१.१.२२॥ ॥१.१.२२॥ वत4मान� े लट<y:्॥३.२.१२३॥ +a:व�����ृ — चै ॥१.१.१॥् +a: Xm+a Xm[—] 1.7—Xm+a Xm[hrasva]+a:Xm+a— Xm[XnNOT—][saṃyoga]—Xn[—∥] X<y X[ 1.∥] Xm+ayM[ XmXm+a] [hrasva]∧∥ Xm[Xm+a—+a:∧Xn] [saṃyoga]—Xm[ ] <y: l(a)(ṭ)∥ — +a:∧ Xm+aXm+a∥— +a:Xm[Xm[∥vṛddhi——] ]∧ +a:∥ —— ु gha ∥ु ∥ Xm+a Xm[—] XnNOT[—] ��ं लघ ॥१.४.१०॥2. Xm+a सयोगं Xm+a:े ग[dīrgha]�— ॥१.४.११॥ Xm+a∥ Xm[—∧] +a: gha<y:+a:— +a:+a:∥—— 4+a:— ∥ 1. X<y X[dhātu]saṃyoga1. X+ayMXm+a[vartamānaX1.[tara(p),Xm+aXm[5] ] tama(p)]Xm[āt, aic] X<y∥ X[—] yM[Xm+a∧ Xm+a—]∥Xm[Xm[]Xm+a]—∥ Xn[+a:Xm[—] ] ∥ ��ं लघ∧ु ॥१.४.१०॥∥ सयोगं∥——े ग�ु ॥१.४.११॥∧ ∥ —— ��घ� च ॥१.४.१२॥ 1. X+a1. XXmXn+a[tara(p),Xm+aXm∥व tama(p)][ha�����ृ Xm[l] च Xn॥१.१.१॥् ][hal] IDX[n=m+1] वतमान� े लट<y:्॥३.२.१२३॥— ∥ ������∥ घः+a: ॥१.१.२२॥— ∧ै —+a:—ghaXm+a∧ Xm[—] +a: guru ∥ +a:7 laghu∥ X<y��ो�����ःX[—] �yM[योगःं —Xm+a ॥१.१.७॥]+a: Xm[Xm+a—] Xm[—] <y:������l(a)(ṭ) घः∥ ॥१.१.२२॥∧ +a:— ∥vṛddhi1. +a:∥X+a—X[tara(p), tama(p)] 1. Xm+a Xm+aXm[hrasva]Xm[—] Xn1.Xn[Xm+a[saṃyoga]Xm+a—∥] Xm[Xm[hrasva]] XnNOT[saṃyoga] ∥ ∥ Xm+a+a:∧+a:∧—Xmsaṃyoga∥ ∥ — ∧ 1. X<y X[dhātu] Xm+ayM[vartamāna1.Xm[ ������]] घः[āt ॥१.१.२२॥, aic] ∥ 2. 4Xm+a∧ Xm[dīrgha]—Xm+a∥ Xm[—] ∥ ∥ ��ं लघ1.∥ XmXn+aु ॥१.४.१०॥Xm स[haयोगं lे]ग�ु Xn ॥१.४.११॥[hal] IDX[n=m+1] +a:व�����ृ चै ॥१.१.१॥् ∥ ∧ ∧ वतमान� े लट ्॥३.२.१२३॥ — +a:— 1 ��ं लघ+a:ु ॥१.४.१०॥gha सयोगं े ग�ु ��ो�����ः ॥१.४.११॥ ��घ �योगःं � च ॥१.४.१२॥ ॥१.१.७॥ 5 Xm+a+a:Xm[vṛddhi—Xm+a] Xn[Xm[—] ] <y: l(a)(ṭ) ∥ ∧ ∥ — 1. X+aXm+a X[tara(p),Xm[—5] tama(p)] i ∥∥ Xm+a+a:—Xm i 1. X<y X[dhātu] yM[vartamāna1. ]∥ [āt, aic] +a: laghu∥ ������∧ घः ॥१.१.२२॥+a:Xm+a Xm[—] ृ ् laghu∥ i वतमान� े लट ्॥३.२.१२३॥ व�����चै ॥१.१.१॥ i Xm+a Xm XnNOT Xm+a Xm XnNOT 1. [hrasva]+a: 1.[saṃyoga][hrasva] [saṃyoga] Modeling<y: l(a)(ṭ) ∥ the Pāṇinian∧vṛddhi ∥ System∧ ��ं लघु ॥१.४.१०॥5 सयोगं े ग�ु ॥१.४.११॥Xm+a��ं लघXmु ॥१.४.१०॥1 सयोगं े ग�ु ॥१.४.११॥ 1 X<y X yM 1. ∥ [āt, aic] 1.of ∥Sanskrit[dhātu] ∧ [vartamāna Grammar] व�����ृ चै ॥१.१.१॥् i वतमान� े लट ्॥३.२.१२३॥i+a: laghu i i 1. Xm+a Xm[hrasva] XnNOT[saṃyoga] <y: l(a)(ṭ) Anand∥ Mishra∧ 1 1 i i i i X<y X ��ं लघyMु ॥१.४.१०॥ सयोगं े ग�ु ॥१.४.११॥ 1. ∥ [dhātu] ∧ [vartamāna] i i i i वतमान� े लट ्॥३.२.१२३॥ Anand Mishra 1 i i i i i 1 i 1 i i i 1 i i i i i i HEIDELBERGi i i UNIVERSITY PUBLISHING i i 1 1 i 1 1 i 1 1 i ii i ii i 2 i i i i i i i i i i i i i 2 i i i i 1 1 i i i i i i i i i i i i i i 1 i i 1 i i i i i i Modeling the Pāninian. System of Sanskrit Grammar Anand Mishra Modeling the Pāninian. System of Sanskrit Grammar HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY PUBLISHING Bibliographic information published by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie; detailed bibliographic data are available on the Internet at http://dnb.dnb.de. This book is published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (CC BY-SA 4.0). The cover is subject to the Creative Commons License CC BY-ND 4.0. 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