--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, johnny pruitt <mahasacham@...> wrote:

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> Hello pali group,
> I was reading the section of wardners introduction to pali on the verbs that take the n in

their formation such as janaati. In the list of verbs he has sa.mjanati (to percieve) shouldnt
the correct internal sandhi be sa~n~nati. perhaps the verb he lists is a different one than the
one I am thinking of.

sa~n~naa 'perception' and sa~njaanaati 'he/she perceives' are derived from the same root,
given by Warder as (~n)~naa. Also the prefix is the same, sa.m. But the present stem of the
verb is jaanaa; Warder notes this irregularity on page 96. Also, sandhi between a prefix and a
verb stem is external, not internal; that is, they are treated as separate words. See Warder,
page 218.

George Bedell