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R a da nan lo — pali bod ho — pari] alio.* 

 For r and d 1 : as palibodho parilaho f 



Sare byanjam wa pare binduno kwachi mo — mamaliasij — 

 buddham saranam — pubbe mo pa ran nan e tabbo ayuttatta. 



If there be a vowel or a consonant in the second place the 

 letter m is at option substituted for niggahita : as mam ahasi 

 buddham saranam. Do not in this case carry over the consonant 

 m to the vowel, for it is not proper. 



Binduto para saia namanfiassara tapi- — tan imina ewan, 

 iman kin ahan tiha — issa a — tadamina — issa u akdrassa cha e — 

 bindu lopado — ewuman kehan. 



A vowel in the second place after niggahita is changed into 

 another vowel. Take as examples tan imina— ewan iman — kin 

 ahan : for i a, as tadamina ; for i u and for a e — and elision of 

 niggahita — -thus ewuman kehan. 



W aky asukhu chch a. ranatthan. chhanda hanitthancha wanna 

 lopopi. 



Letters are elided for euphony as well as for the sake of pro- 

 sody. 



Patisankhaya yonisotiha — pubba ya lopo — patisankhayoniso. 



In the example patisankhaya yoniso the fiist ya is elided ; 

 thus patisankhayoniso. 



Alaputyado akaralopo — -lapuni§ sidanti silapalawanti. 



In the verse alapu, &c, the letter a is elided—thus la puni 

 sidanti silapalawanti. J| 



Wuttyabhedaya wikaropi---akaramhase te tyado sakare 

 garuno ekarassa imina lahu akaro - - - akaramhasa te kichchan. 



In order not to break a prosodial line a change is necessary. 



• By change of r into 1 paribodho becomes palibodho. 

 f By change of d into 1 paridaho becomes parilaho. 

 % This is a breach of the general rule " Naye parao yutte" Ac, — (Vide 

 Chap. II.) 



§ In this word the initial a is elided. 

 •!j Gourds sink ; stones float. 



