[Y-Indology] Clarification re: compounds with kRt

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As per P.1.2.46 "kRt-taddhita-samAsAzca", a samaasa (compound) is supposed to be

a prAtipadika and from P. 4.1.1-2 a prAtipadika can have a sup-vibhakti. Then

from P.2.1.4 "saha supA" there is a further room for a samaasa.

 

 

<<I ask the question because I've seen the note in Monier-Williams for - kRt -

"only ifc. Pan. 6-1 182 " >>

 

In view of the rules mentioned above, the note in MW simply means that

whatever meaning to kRt is immediately being given is applicable only when it

appears as the non-initial component of a compound. It does not prohibit any

further compound formation. In compound word "kRt-tattva-bodhinii", the kRt is

not an initial component, hence the meaning assigned to it earlier is not

applicable to this compound. Here, hopefully, it means the kRt suffix.

 

 

--- Narayan Prasad

 

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Harry Spier

indology

Saturday, January 29, 2005 2:43 AM

[Y-Indology] Clarification re: compounds with kRt

 

 

 

Dear list members,

 

When I asked if compounds of the form xxx-kRt-yyyy were valid, I didn't mean

kRt affixes in general but compounds of the form for example " vighna-kRt "

.

vighna-kRt means "interfering"

So can I say vighna-kRn-nara "an interfering man" .

 

I ask the question because I've seen the note in Monier-Williams for - kRt -

"only ifc. Pan. 6-1 182 "

 

Many thanks,

Harry

 

Harry Spier

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