Karnatakabhashabhushana 7.16
English (machine translation) 7.16
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7.16.1
After adu, idu, and ēn, [the suffix] nitu [occurs] in the sense of measure (pramāṇa).
7.16.2
After these, namely adu, idu, and ēn, the suffix nitu occurs in the sense of measure.
7.16.3
anitu [‘that much’],
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initu [‘this much’],
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enitu [‘how much?’].
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Here, some prefer the doubling of the consonant t—
7.16.7
anittu,
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inittu,
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enittu.
7.16.10
And likewise is the usage:
7.16.11
“As much as the heavy breasts of the Kirāta maiden with lotus-petal eyes grew, / just so much in the forest did the forester / pare down his bow so as not to bend it too far.”
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- Karṇāṭakabhāṣābhūṣaṇa — Nāgavarma II, Sanskrit