A Comparative Grammar of the Modern Aryan Languages of India v3.c18.152

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contracted from देइ, देइतेछि, देइनु, देइब, etc., respectively. As a rule, however, though in ordinary speech many of the forms of stems in vowels are very much contracted, yet in writing the full forms are always used. It is only in a few very familiar words that the contractions are admitted into the written style of the present day. The old poets, however, writing more freely and naturally, employ them frequently. Thus Bhârat Chandra, मजुन्दारि संगे निला घोडा चडाइया “He took Majumdâr along with him, having mounted him on a horse” (Mansingh, 417), where निला is for लइला, from लइते “to take.” So he constantly uses कय for कहे “says,” as कोटाल हासिया कय। कहिते लाज ना हय। “The Kotwal laughing, says, Are you not ashamed to say so?” (Bidyâ-S. 356), also कब for कहिब, as हाय हाय कि कब बिधिरे “Alas! alas! what shall I say to fate?” (ib. 360), and दिन for देन aorist 3 sing., as आगे दिया कतदुख मध्ये दिन कतसुख “First having given how much pain, they give in between how much pleasure” (ib. 359).