102 COMPOUND VEEBS. [§§ 183—85. 



f^^'T bikab, or ") ^ 



7 -7 (to be sold, bechab, w^WTC^ beclivdeb. 



t^Wf^ oimeb, ) , 



i:f ^ raliab, to remain, rdkhab, KtS^T^ rakh'vdeb. 



§ 183. Amongst others, the following verb takes the causal form, but 

 does not use it in a causal, but only in an active sense ; the Causal form 

 thus becomes an optional form of the Active. 



Simple veeb. Active. 



r kahdeb, or 



wsm kahab, to say, < , , 



(.^l^T^ kaJi vaeb. 



Chapter XVI. 

 COMPOUND VERBS. 



§ 184. The compound verbs in Maithili, do not range themselves un- 

 der such a simple classification as we find in Hindi. We find the root 

 appearing not only in its simple form, but in other modified forms, for the 

 use of which it is difficult to give any definite rule. I shall adopt as far as 

 possible the classification of Hindi grammars, and hence commence with 



A. Compound Verbs formed from tlie root, ivliether simple or modified. 



I. Intensives. Examples are, 

 § 185. {a) From the simple root ; 



5TT^ khdjdeb, to eat up. 



fxT sn^W pi jdeb ) 



> to drink up, 

 fti %^ P2 leb, ) 



"Wt WTCW ho jdeb, to become. 



'If ^ ho rahab, to be. 



herd deb, to lose 



Note here a kind of passive formed with parah, to fall. Example, 

 nidr parah, to be beaten. 



