Re: Gheppanti vs. Ga.nhaanti in Kaccayana

Various forms of this verb are referred to in a number of different
Pali grammars, but I do not know any example of non-grammatical use
in Pali  at the moment. It is discussed in Pischel's Prakrit Grammar
(§212). He refers to various examples e.g. in Ardhamagadhi and
derives it from an unattested Sanskrit form: *gh.rpyati = g,rhyate.

Lance Cousins

>Mason's interpretation of Kaccayana explains (or assumes?) that Gheppanti
>and Ga.nhaanti are one and the same verb.  I have never seen Gheppaami /
>gheppasi / gheppanti before, and the original verse in the
>Kaccayanavyakarana simply lists them as two examples (and, NB, in the same
>fashion that prior verses have listed examples of various different verbs).
>
>So my question is a simple one: are these in fact two forms of the same
>verb?   Or is Gheppanti of a different meaning/root from ga.nhaanti?
>
>Sorry, but my lexical resources are proving to be of no help at all on this
>quesiton.
>
>E.M.