[INDOLOGY] Question on Sanskrit Syntax

[Dipak Bhattacharya]

<sabhām vā na praveṣṭavyam (Manu 8.13)>

30 12 14

Dear Colleagues,

Perhaps the Pāṇinian assessment of the case is not exactly what has been
observed here. According to the Pāṇinian system the kṛtya-category suffixes
may mean the action or the object (3.4.70). When action is meant by the
suffix in *praveṣṭavyam* it does not affect the object of the active voice
which shall retain its second (dvitīyā) case-ending by 2.3.1 and 2.3.2.
This explains *sabhām*. But when it means the object it becomes an
adjective it must have the number, gender etc of the object.

The above means that in the Pāṇinian system the problem of Mādhav which
occurs with a finite verb and not with a kṛtya-suffix is not solved by the
example from Manu. In the sentence cited by Madhav, which has a
passive-voice, the object is understood as *abhihita *(by 3.4.69) and
normally its case-ending should be the first one by 2.3.46.

I just put the Pāṇinian point of view without any claim to its theoretical
correctness. The basic problems of the Pāṇinian standpoint have been dealt
with by me in a recent publication on Pāṇini with statement of its
opponents' standpoints. But I have not yet got a copy of the book.

The problem of accord between the *kṛtya-*ending word and its corresponding
noun has often to be faced in Sanskrit. Cf., *śakyam añjalibhiḥ pātuṃ vātāḥ
ketakagandhinaḥ* Rām., Kiṣkindhā 28.8. Here too *śakyam* is taken to mean
the action.

My best wishes for all for a happy 2015

DB

On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 10:14 PM, Madhav Deshpande <mmdesh at umich.edu> wrote:

> Of all the explanations I have received, this one seems most convincing,
> and especially the example from Manu seems like a good parallel.  Thanks,
> Hans.
>
> Madhav
>
> On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 11:11 AM, Hock, Hans Henrich <hhhock at illinois.edu>
> wrote:
>
>>  Hi, Madhav.
>>
>>  If *prāpyate* is construed as a verb of motion (in the sense ‘reach’),
>> the structure has precedents; compare the structure below, which shows that
>> with verbs of motion the goal is not always construed as object in
>> post-Vedic. Of course, the parallel with *labhate* might suggest an
>> interpretation ‘obtain’. In that case (i.e., if it is not to be taken as a
>> motion verb), there may be a parallel in late Sanskrit (one of the versions
>> of the Vetālapañcaviṁśati, perhaps the one edited by Uhle); unfortunately I
>> can’t find the exact reference.
>>
>>  sabhām vā na praveṣṭavyam (Manu 8.13)
>>
>>  All the best for the New Year,
>>
>>  Hans
>>
>>
>>  On 28-Dec-2014, at 7:52, Madhav Deshpande <mmdesh at umich.edu> wrote:
>>
>>  n a Sanskrit work titled Nityācāradarpaṇa by Brahmānanda, on p. 2, I
>> see a quotation from Dakṣasmṛti:
>>
>> आचाराल्लभते पूजामाचाराल्लभते प्रजा: ।
>> आचारात्प्राप्यते स्वर्गमाचारात्प्राप्यते सुखम् ।।
>>
>> Here, ācārāt prāpyate svargam is an irregular usage, unless one assumes
>> that the word svarga is somehow used in neuter gender.  With the normal
>> masculine gender of the word svarga, svargam would be an accusative case
>> form, and this does not fit well with the passive verb.  In Marathi, such
>> passive constructions are possible: रामाने (instrumental) रावणाला
>> (accusative) मारिले (passive verb).  This usage alternates with a more
>> Sanskrit like passive: रामाने रावण (nom) मारिला/मारला (nom).  I am
>> wondering if anyone has come across Sanskrit passive (bhāve) constructions
>> where the object shows up in the accusative case.  Any information or
>> suggestions are appreciated.
>>
>> Madhav M. Deshpande
>> Professor of Sanskrit and Linguistics
>> Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
>> 202 South Thayer Street, Suite 6111
>> The University of Michigan
>> Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608, USA
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