[Y-Indology] Word-formation of pakziikRta

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Dear Dr. Deshpande

 

I am thanking for your helpful advice. On your advice I traced Panini's

Sutra and its commentaries, my question has entirely resolved. I

appriciate your kindness. Thank you very much.

 

Yours Cordially

 

Yasuhiro Okazaki

 

Madhav M. Deshpande wrote:

 

>I suppose you mean retroflex "S", rather than palatal "z". As far as the

Paninian rules

>are concerned, if the compound expression of pakSa+kRta is expected to mean

>"something that is not pakSa becomes pakSa" (abhUtatadbhAva, Panini 5.4.50),

then

>we get the affix "cvi" after pakSa. The affix "cvi" is entirely made of

components that

>ultimately get deleted, but P. 7.4.32 (asya cvau) prescribes the replacement of

long "I"

>for the final "a" before "cvi". This "I" is specified simply as "I" (the

previous rule P. 7.

>4.31: I ghrAdmoH). I hope this clarifies the traditional procedure. If

pakSa+kRta is

>to mean something else like "made by pakSa", then of course we would end up

with

>only pakSakRta. Best,

>

>Madhav Deshpande

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