Karnatakabhashabhushana 3.36
English (machine translation) 3.36
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3.36.1
There is the conjunction of -ira with gaḷ- in the domain of address.
3.36.2
There is the conjunction of -ira with the suffix gaḷ- when expressing duality or plurality, in the domain of address.
3.36.3
[As in:] daivaṅgaḷira ["O deities!"],
3.36.4
dēvategaḷira ["O goddesses!"],
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māmaraṅgaḷira ["O mango trees!"],
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nandanaṅgaḷira ["O celestial groves!"].
3.36.7
Although this could be established by an ablative phrasing such as "-ir after gaḷ-", the mention of "conjunction" [āślēṣa] is intended to express duality and plurality [directly]. Therefore, in some instances, -ir occurs [independently of gaḷ-]: [as in]
3.36.8
naṇṭira ["O relatives!"],
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nallira ["O beloved ones!"],
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paṇḍitarkaḷira ["O scholars!"],
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tāyyirkaḷira ["O mothers!"].
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- Karṇāṭakabhāṣābhūṣaṇa — Nāgavarma II, Sanskrit