A Comparative Grammar of the Modern Aryan Languages of India v3.c18.16

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B. has, besides the form in *ile*, one in *iyâ*, which approaches closer to the Prakrit, as पडिया “having fallen,” बसिया “having sat,” धरिया “having seized.” This latter form is that which is used to string together long sentences, in preference to the form in *ile*, which is used more in short sentences. Thus Bhârat—