Re: [INDOLOGY] pracodayāt in gāyatrī mantras

[Hock, Hans Henrich]

It’s a causative (ṇic) subjunctive (leṭ)

Cheers,

Hans Henrich Hock

On 18 Mar 2019, at 15:16, Harry Spier via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info<mailto:indology at list.indology.info>> wrote:

Dear list members,

What is the verbal category of pracodayāt in gāyatrī mantras . For example :

 ekadantāya vidmahe

vakratuṇḍāya dhīmahi

tan no dantī pracodayāt


Is it a causative subjunctive similar to the example in Whitney's grammar section 1043  dhārayāt

or is it a benedictive/precative?  Is there such a thing as a causative precative?


Thanks,

Harry Spier

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