Wilson Philological Lectures on Sanskrit and the Derived Languages c8.88

c8.88

There are a great many words set down as Deśyas, which on close examination will be found to be Tadbhavas. They differ from ordinary Tadbhavas in having undergone great corruption. The following are instances. Some of the words in the above list may also be considered to be of the same nature. Thus फंसइ ‘deceives’ is a denominative or nominal verb from the word पाश ‘a snare,’ which in our modern dialects has the form of फांस; whence फंसइ is ‘to ensnare’ or ‘entrap.’ So also कुडं, कुड्डुं, कोड्डुं and the old M. कोड are in all likelihood to be traced to the Skr. कौतुक.