privative a with finite verb

[Bob Hueckstedt]

See Astadhyayi 6.3.73 (72 in Kielhorn's edition of the Mahabhasya) 
nalopo na~na.h. The varttika on that sutra calls for the inclusion of 
the a-privative even with finite verbs. The Mahabhasya on that varttika 
gives as examples:

	apacasi vai tva.m jaalma
	akaro.si vai tva.m jaalma

I do recall seeing such a usage outside grammatical texts, but I don't 
recall where.

Bob Hueckstedt

L.S. Cousins wrote:
> Jonathan,
> 
> BHSD (s.v. a-) says this occurs rarely in Skt and refers to Renou's 
> grammar p. 175. There are quite a few examples for Pali given in CPD 
> under its fourth a- s.v. 7.
> 
> Lance
> 
>> Friends,
>>
>> I have the impression that I have seen, in Buddhist texts at least,
>> privative a affixed to finite verbs (but my memory gets worse and 
>> worse, and
>> maybe I'm imagining this...). Now I have a passage which may need
>> emendation, or perhaps not, if it can be demonstrated that such forms 
>> exist,
>> whether Paninian or not. (This may even be discussed in Wackernagel, for
>> instance, but I'm not sure I  would even know how to look for it...). Any
>> advice will be much appreciated!
>>
>> JAS