In a Small Number of Sanskrit Indeclinables, Usedas Prefixes, Final
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346 KANARFSE GRAMMAR SANSKRIT CONSONANT SANDHI 347 Visarga Sandhi (evil time) In a small number of Sanskrit indeclinables, used as (evil fruit) prefixes, final 06, N and 8 interchange or become ZT1 or M6' (causeless) according to the initial letter of the second member of the ;V +:ddaES1 =~314dJn (pitiless) compound word . Such indeclinables are C:SjN (evil, difficult), ~ -}- 03JOUI~ (useless) ~~ (separation from), ;ZiNo6 (again) and MJ'4as (in the -83ZV (morning) afresh). morning). Followed by words with an initial vowel or having (cooking as initial consonant one of 6 the third, fourth or fifth letters in the (c) When the initial letter of the second element is 25 or classes of consonants (i.e. n{, j3l6, m, 236 , da3 , 1~, W, 6 rt36, W, z36, e the final consonant of the prefix is e. Examples: ~', t36, 236, V, ;4,31) or one of the unclassified consonants other sdJN ~,fja~ (bad conduct) than the sibilants (i.e. o3s6, a°, e1, V, V), the final consonant -I-2~8~= of the prefix is os . Examples: (evil omen) jog (heedlessness). (a) Id~N +US'=1dJ-CZS (evil desire) 4; (without remainder) Aiv+kd e- c&S16e ~N +e~~=~~S (despair) 4~as .1..24'=q49 (and again). N-I-rtJEd t =r~ri~FCa (bad quality) are all examples of Schutva Sandhi. ~N +rion-Pt)pn (without qualities) Except the last these of the second element is a6 AN (causeless) (d) Where the initial letter ;;;I . Examples: d,)V +LSJz,)Ft) (weak) or n the final consonant of the prefix is = C$N (a violent death) I,N 6 + da d,)&'Jd (impassable) W+Ue)=~2JFe) (powerless) 1dJN +Nd2,5o ;V (bad disposition) J 6 -f-z e N6 =~,4aeFZai~ (morning meal) -}- ~J lo=~~ ,=,n commonly (tdb.) ~pJta (weakness) gias+w3a~~e=44d,)3z4 (resurrection) p;f +Nodedol'= ;Nodea6 (freedom from uncertainty). Pxj+s +Zz '=PZFO at t (unhindered). ;eIdA and ;tiodtzso, Examples such as i:~) ~86e3d, V~)~~ ~ a6 compound But where the initial letter of the second element is 06 , one where the initial letter in the second element of the as above, but is dropped and the preceding vowel lengthened ; e.g . ~N + dN is a sibilant, are written and pronounced in Kanarese =;edN' (flavourless). in Sanskrit are found as, LL8N~2~7e7oj, ~BNos e~. (b) With the consonants V1,M', 856, j3 eimmediatelyfollowing, (e) There are Sanskrit nouns ending in VF which exhibit the final consonant of the prefixes CA ;V, AN becomes Ms ; but the same features in samdsa as the prefixes above ; e.g. of J~o6 and, ;~0a 6 the consonant becomes 8. 8 Examples : 1 Oe) fruit (1 n.). ' td)w (Kan. #dad) pity. an# cooking (1 n.). 1 s 6 St4 remainder US desire (2 n.). s rt)m a quality, s 4 ti#)id omen (1 n.). taod thought, anxiety ( 2 n.). disposition (1 n.) . Haas 8 4 6 `and'. dd passing over, passage (1 n ). cause (1 n.). WV strength (1 n.). tiAet3id a meal (1 n.). s etua~4 (1 n.). ' d Skt. conjunction s 10 vzJa strength (1 n.). 11 Aodtt~ rising (1 n.) . ' ZO, hindrance (1 n.). 8 AdA is also found. e P~Vzd disposition, nature (1 n .). ms might 13 be added but the example would then be of Shfutva Sandhi. doubt (1 n.). a) mind, (sky), (1 n.). 348 KANARESE GRAMMAR EXERCISE XL111 349 the rule of PU' (Kan , dAV3 light or heavenly body) dA;i?3N -F- Cases in which U --j' is followed by s' observe iaMO; = . (purity of mind). - (Kan. Zc%) 0ZFC7-% (astronomy) ; da,~tsn'+n;~_ ichutva " ;JNN +&~'=o"~Jc'~~Jb 9,Skt 4 ft6 3aa6; ' or (astronomy) . XLIII Sandhi involving the syllable ems EXERCISE Translate into English: Where the ending of the former member of a compound (a) 4,Mtso3JO word is eN, there are special features. When such words are 30oiLZ de~tWJdJ a6xLd4,;ad "c7zridmz;~4A.L a. :~z compounded with other Sanskrit words beginning with the ;~pzI44cJoUJ. dT@da3-a, 2JcsJ4Lloc vowels e and n and the consonants listed in (a) above, the az&~a eooddJ zstA3 long vowel t* UN' i3. ~,~e(~O~JJ ell~0~JF3de'3~c~ replaces and also either of the two vowels ~03JJo~.230L~J 2~O~J~~1Jij o~eZSn'iJva~_y e and elv, if it follows; as, zJJ~ 4.~o"jJ~c~,ZjTi~Jf1J~~cflL3 ~JOi~J ~t-~~.c~'a ~z3NJ~_,3. 3oe~ zaJQo~J~art~ (delighting the mind) ~z64~d Jo3.tae -~t~art~ zae~~~~ri~ e9o~i$J eo~S~ o~cJ£37i°e~t~ (elation of the mind) e>$ 1~Jo~i~80LiJ0~rtJo~. a~J2~vo~JJ ol ~Jc~N`-I- ~JF=dJt3~t?zi~JF (faculty of the mind) ~~wTy"+WQ= :94Pe2JU (might_ of austerity) wo~J~OL$J e~"~~JO3J~+1r3~t~J~rSbOrS Fl:~"ojJ~TiS~c~Jd ~'- _ ;Stun' a-F- eJJO~J'= ~e e ~J (full of light). When eN is followed by one of the consonants ff1 , (V),' (b) Translate into Kanarese : 35', the N is changed to visarga 8 ; as, A certain king of Travancore feeling great regrets on e6 (distress of mind) account of the blood which had been spilt in the many wars c~NS-1- ;~a~F B=~J~B ~F IO (with the mind) which he had waged` enquired of his priests how this great ez cf. j;9o` and 4~0' in (b) above; i.e. ea'=en'. guilt" might be removed. They replied that if he wished that But there are examples in which V1 is retained though great . guilt to be removed, the only way was to enter, pass preceded by eN' : + tao;~ (dear to the heart) ; through, and emerge' from the body of a cow. Though he 4dN' (in front+-Ted making)= ;~ON%d deference. thought that to do so would be very difficult, it became possible UN' When is followed by r, (4') or N it undergoes no by the help of a goldsmith. He fashioned a big image of a cow change : in gold . The king entered into the interior of this, and lay (pain of mind) there for several days with great penitence. Then the priests removed, and permitted him to VA VA Skt. W (conscience). told him that all his guilt was 1 z This is an example of Schutva, t;PDWa pleasing (adj.). s erU~ ~S come out. a s elation. 940 austerity (Kan. 1ad;~o 3 B n.) . 3eun6 (Kan . *t99N, 3 B n.) brightness . ' Zao1o composed of. 7 The brackets indicate that 8 8 there are no examples . 8 IF e rl distress (1 n.). ;IF# accompanied by, 1 t, M purity (2 n.). $ dam + emzead . 'Pain of mind'. preceding. 10 5 e For the pronunciation, see p. 22 (b). 11 sav3 burning, a 'Made'. 'sin,. tJdJ. 12 heat (1 n.) . nv,, witness (2 m, f. and neut .) . 350 KANARESE GRAMMAR Vocabulary W4 ;UZO)7~ goldsmith (1 m.) d~ penetrate, pass through ~ ~Job opinion (1 n.) (1 tr.) permit (irreg. 7@tidM* a cobra (3 B n.) LESSON XLIV intr.) c~6~ (cue) destruction (1 n.) Samasa or the Composition of Words Wz@ (that and that) each `Zt holy (adj .) Samasa, or composition, takes place when two or more U~ 0LF:dd causing surprise aezde4) remove (1 tr.) words are combined in such a way that all case endings and (adj.) 7N823',- penitence (1 n.) other affixes are suppressed, except in the last member of the zN~zrr~ti interior (1 n.) J304) enter (1 tr.) compound. 9ez4w bite, sting (1 tr.) 35~)d living creature (2 n.) In dvandva samosa (where any number of nouns may be ~6d difficult (adj.) ;L4 approval, liking (2 n.) joined, with one plural ending) there may be many members 4,2~s monkey (2 n.) d#, blood (1 n.) but in the great majority of the instances of samasa there are d;::~!n,a,d skill (1 n.) d,Qw4) fashion, shape (1 tr.) members only. Where there are more than two it will be 23e.Q spill (1 tr.) ZnJ Z6 image (1 n.) two found (say in a case where there are three elements) that two o¬ df8eo&) man of the country, a Q&~ notice (1 tr.) them have a closer connection than either has with the third and, national (1 m.) ;~ possible (adj.) first, combine into a compoundwordwhich then combineswiththe ,M;no'eAd,) Travancore =4 snake (3 B n.) (3 B n.) third element. Example Here the connection of ;Lv~ is with the other two words combined. The former member of a compound of two elements .is called o'~fel&ad and the latter, erv d zi. The idea and the name of samosa have come into Kanarese from Sanskrit. Many Sanskrit compound words are found in Kanarese literature and with them has come their description according to Sanskrit grammar. This description has been applied, in its varieties, to similar compounds of pure Kanarese words, and Kanarese poets have invented Kanarese equivalents of Sanskrit compounds. Though it is recognised as irregular, some combinations of Sanskrit words -with Kanarese words are accepted. No 'irregu- larity is reckoned if a noun (in the case in view, a 'Sanslu'it noun) makes a compound with a Kanarese verb as in a l~~ 1 a44d not other, own '(adi .); ts4 people; 7dovV easy of access, rem (adj.) ; easy of access to (his) own people. 352 KANARESE GRAMMAR SANSKRIT SAMASAS 353 The irregularity is also condoned when the `crude I. 441 ~J04 ~d~?d~?d tatpurusha samosa form' of a Kanarese pronoun U (=US4J) ; ; e.g.