Re: Ablative/-to

Dear Teng Kee,

>Dear Jim,
>Why you mention to as a taddhita affix.There is no to
>as tadhita in 3 major grammar texts.It appears in nama
>section only.It should be called vibhattipaccaya .

I agree with you that the /-to/ affix is described in the namakappa of the
Saddaniti and is not found in the taddhitakappa section (at least the index
doesn't show any there). However, Panini includes this affix in the taddhita
part of his grammar and like the Saddaniti calls it a vibhakti (V.III.1). In
the Saddaniti index of affixes, substitutes, etc. the compiler labels /to/
as: t sp (t=taddhita, sp=case ending which I think is a mistake). For these
reasons I assumed that it was a taddhita and thought the /to/ was in the
taddhita chapter not the nama chapter until you pointed this out. (I had
overlooked the placement of these chapters.) I'll henceforth avoid referring
to /to/ as a taddhita. I understand now that there are three classes of
vibhatti-s: syaadayo, tyaadayo, & tvaadayo (-to not -tvaa). Thanks.

Jim


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