A Pratical Grammar of the Sanscrit Language, Arranged with Reference to the Classical Languages of Europe (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1857 Excerpt: ...is, that in the second group (viz. the 2d, 3d, and 7th) the verbal base will generally end in a consonant, there being no provision for the interposition of a vowel between the root and the terminations. Hence the combination of the final consonant of a base with the initial t, th, or, of a termination in the conjugational tenses of these three classes requires a knowledge of the laws of Sandhi already propounded, as well as of the following additional rules. a. Observe, however, that as regards the initial m or v of a termination, a hard consonant at the end of a root is not made soft before these letters, as might be expected by 41, but remains unchanged: thus, vach + mi = vachmi, and chekshep + mi = chekshepmi. 295. The following rules will also apply in forming the base of the nonconjugational tenses of all the conjugations excepting the 10th, and in some of the participles; for although in most roots ending in consonants provision is made for the insertion of the vowel (see terminations of 1st future &c. at p. 107) before the terminations of these tenses, yet there are a large class of common roots which reject this inserted vowel, leaving the final of the base to coalesce with the initial consonant of the termination. It will be convenient, therefore, in the following pages to introduce by anticipation a few examples from the nonconjugational tenses and participles. Combination of final ch and 1 j with ft t, J th, and V s. 296. Final ch and before K t, r th, and F, are changed to k (compare 43. d), the k blending with into ksh by 70: thus, vach + ti = vakti; vach + thus = vakthas; vach + si = vakshi; moch + sydmi = mokshydmi; much + ta = mukta; tyaj +ta = tyakta; tyaj + sydmi = tyakshydmi. 297. But a final palatal is sometimes changed to sh before...