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^rif% ^ 11 
Having spoken this speech, he came amongst the army. XXI. 
10. 17. 
Next comes the solution of the semivowel into its vowel, giving Tjffef, 
^*11X ^ ’fcPC II 
Thousands three fell on earth. XXI. 7. 59. 
Sometimes written when a long syllable is required, 
The witch went among the queens. I. 178. 9. 
(TqfJTiTt for like for ^ur«T and ^TJEIT for ^t^t) 
The natural transition from ^ ■q into (see my Comp. Grammar, p. 
32G.) gives the form — 
W3 - || 
Fell headlong into the bottomless pit. I. 79. 10. 
(■*j#er a form of 3 sing. pret. for from and therefore meaning 
“ was set free,” in combination with ^iTT = £ to fall,’ it means ‘ was 
set free falling,’ i. e., ( fell unrestrainedly or headlong.’) 
Final short vowels are of very little account in Hindi, and are omitted 
or inserted at will. Thus forms frpfi and with inorganic anuswara, 
and in the former with lengthening of the vowel, occur. 
n 3^T?T Tfij II 
They themselves went into the garden. XXI. 5. 6. 
a curious combination of with after the fashion of 
<ifT TT'^T'T II 
What king, in what land ? XXVI. 18. 4. 
The metre is Gatlia which accounts for the Sanskritisms. Chand always 
puts an anuswara to the last syllable of his words when writing Gatlia, 
he seems to be under the impression that by so doing, he is making them 
into Sanskrit! In the next line we get 
ii 
In wealthy Ujjain. 
abounding in wealth). I have seen also frequently 
and but have lost the references to them in my notes. A lengthened 
or secondary form XXH\X is also in use with the more definite meaning of 
“ in the midst of.” 
XX ^JT II 
Men and women cast aside shame 
In the midst of the month of Phagun. XXIII, 1. 4. 
Alluding to the Holi festival. 
<it X^X II (W* and =j^). 
