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1878.] John Beames—Gb 'ammar of CJiand Bardcti. 
all explainable as futures like u be will do,” 11 be will figbt,” and 
tbe like. Thus is formed the future contracted into just as in the 
imperative ‘ let there be’ becomes 
^ II 
Destruction shall be on their race. III. 29. 6 . 
^ qif% 3njT H ii 
All speaking said, ‘ May there be success, success.’ I. 178. 12 . 
Another form is %ff, 
*Tq;qf% ^q<r^ ii 
The Jadavani shall be with child. I. 249. 6 . 
and the simpler form of the imperative is 
fw*r ^t«t ^ 'tr crsjfq ii (rr^f^r = 
Which bearing be thy nature purified, 0 lady. I. 14. 4. 
In the substantive verb the vague crude form in short i occurs 
constantly, as a present and as future as well as in its more correct sense 
of a conjunctive participle. It is one of the commonest words and forms in 
Chand and more than one illustration must therefore be given. 
There can be little doubt as to its future sense in the following 
q^r $ i 'tTT ^ qDr ii 
In five days’ time he shall be lord of Delhi. III. 11. 4. 
Again a few lines later on 
^rfrRT | ^ W TR II 
Of Jognagar (Delhi), saith the astrologer, 
Shall be lord indeed Prithi Rao (Prithiraj). ib. 13. 3-4, 
And again—< 3 ^ ?r ll ^<T ^Ti; II 
After the Tuar the Chahuvan, lastly shall be the Turk. ib. 26. 8 . 
All these three are prophecies, and there can be no doubt about the 
future sense, in which case we may regard this form as shortened from the 
fuller Less distinct, and hovering round to a potential present are— 
11 
How may there be release from the curse for the hero. I. 58. 3. 
mfk qsq wt ^ 11 
If I were to boast, then there might be laughter. I. 11. ult. 
In the next quotation it must, I think, be regarded as distinct 
historical present— 
efrf* 3T*T wq; qfe II 
m* n? T^jnsr 11 
fqr 11 
^qoT«T 'qTT II XXI. 1. 1-4. 
Telleth Chand reciting a virtuous strophe, 
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