Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c27.s36: 7.33 Adverbial participles
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c27.s36
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7.33 Adverbial participles
c27.s36.1
Adverbial participles (*viṉai eccam*) are derived from verb stems and qualify the verbs following them. They are formed by the addition of the suffix *-i* directly to the stem or the suffix *-u* after a completive tense marker (*-t-*, *-tt-* or *-nt-*). Each type is attested once in the Corpus:
c27.s36.2
| *āṭi* (*āṭu* + *i*) | 'having fought' (in absolute construction) | 112.3 |
| *nōṟṟu* (*nōl* + *tt* + *u*) | 'having observed the penance' | 115.7 |
c27.s36.3
Verbs occurring in the Corpus may be divided into two groups according to the type of the adverbial participial suffix.
c27.s36.4
Verbs capable of taking the adverbial participial suffix *-u*:
c27.s36.5
*ama*, *aṟu*, *āru*, *ī*, *koṭu* / *kuṭu*, *cey* / *ceyi* / *cē*, *tā*, *tai*, *toṭu*, *nōl*, *piṟa*, *puṇaru*, *muṭi*, *ve* / *vai*
c27.s36.6
Verbs capable of taking the adverbial participial suffix *-i*:
c27.s36.7
*ā* / *āku*, *āṭu*, *ēvu*, *karu(v)u* / *karu(k)ku*, *koṭṭu*, *ko(ṟ)ṟu*