Wilson Philological Lectures on Sanskrit and the Derived Languages c11.67.2

c11.67.2

There is another form लागयति of this root which is made up according to the 10th Conjugation or which is properly the causal and, when the termination is dropped as is often the case, we have लागई and by the elision of ग the root becomes लाअ and thence, by the usual introduction of य or व, लाय or लाव. Now लायणा exists in the Goan. and लाइणु in the S. while M. has लावणे. These mean ‘to make to adhere,’ ‘apply,’ ‘bring in contact.’ From लागणें and लायणा or लावणे all the forms we have above noticed have originated. लई, लै, लागी, लागिया are absolutives as also M. लागोनि, while the other M. form लागीं is the loc. sing. of the noun लाग ‘contact’ or ‘nearness.’ The Braj. लों must be from the old Apbhr. absol. लाउं of लाअ. The M. dat. ला must be from such a form as लाउं ‘having applied’ or ‘for applying,’ since the final उ of terminations is dropped in this language as in जिभा ‘tongues’ from जिभाउ. The dative pl. termination नी represents an euphonic change of ली necessitated by the preceding anusvâra. Instances of this change of ल to न have been given in a previous lecture. Chit. has both ना and न्ला. This ना is by some traced to the णं of the Pr. gen. pl. as स to the स्स of the gen. sing. The Chit. however has ना or न्ला in the pl. while ला alone is the sing. termination and the sameness of the sing. and pl. terminations is the great peculiarity of the modern dialect, whence the Chit. ना is a form of ला and if so then it must be so in the standard Marâṭhî also. Mr.