History of Bengali Language and Literature c6.s8.56
History of Bengali Language and Literature c6.s8.56
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c6.s8.56
The verbal termination হ in the old imperative forms করিহ, যাইহ (changed to করিও, যাইও) is traced to Sanskrit হি; and examples of হি changed to হ are numerous in Prākṛta. The হি often changes to হুঁ in Prākṛta, as in মইন্দ করেহুঁ in Pingal. This হুঁ forms a suffix of verbs in Hindi.