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Shringaraprakasha 5.p1.21

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5.p1.21

Of the two, that residing in an agent is as follows: 'a field in which kidney beans grow' gives *maudgīnaṃ kṣetram*; 'a hall in which staff-bearers are present' gives *daṇḍimatī śālā*. That residing in an object is as follows: 'a funeral feast has been consumed by him' gives *śrāddhikaḥ*; 'the first portion of food is given to him' gives *āgrabhojanikaḥ*; 'a footprint is seen in it' gives *padyaḥ kardamaḥ*. That having an expected action is twofold: mediated and immediate. Of the two, mediated is as follows: 'he comes from the village', 'he gives to a brāhmaṇa', 'he lies on the couch'. Immediate is as follows: 'he makes a mat', 'he reaps with a sickle', 'it is sat by Devadatta'. That having a connected action is twofold: having identical locus and having different locus. Of the two, having identical locus is as follows: 'he becomes white', 'he becomes agitated', 'he turns into ashes'. Having different locus is as follows: 'he makes [the sound] *paṭapaṭā*', 'he goes among the gods', 'he goes among the gods', 'he dwells among humans'. That whose action is undifferentiated is threefold: expressed by a finite verb ending, expressed by a primary affix, and expressed by a secondary affix. In that case, that expressed by a finite verb ending is twofold: having the form of an agent and having the form of an object. Of the two, having the form of an agent is as follows: 'Devadatta cooks', 'the cow gives milk', 'disease pains the thief'. Having the form of an object is as follows: 'rice is cooked', 'the granary bursts', 'they sit the sitting of camels'. That expressed by a primary affix is twofold: the substantive and the qualifier. Of the two, the substantive is as follows: *dātram* [sickle], *prāsādaḥ* [palace], *kumbhakāraḥ* [potter]...

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