On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 8:16 AM, Mahinda Palihawadana <mahipal6@...>wrote:

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> * This �tya is used to form the absolutive of a root which has a prefix
> added to it, as is pa.ti+i-. It is mandatory in Sanskrit, but optional in
> Pali.*
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I must hasten to say that -tya is used only for roots having a short vowel;
otherwise what is added to make the absolutive from a prefixed root is -ya ,
as against -tvaa which is the normal absolutive suffix. This is the rule in
Classical Skt. In Pali this rule is sometimes followed, sometimes not.

Mahinda

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