Re: [INDOLOGY] pracodayāt in gāyatrī mantras

[Harry Spier]

Thank you Hans,
Is there such a thing as a causative precative and if so what would 3rd
sing. look like for this root.
Harry Spier

On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 4:24 PM Hock, Hans Henrich <hhhock at illinois.edu>
wrote:

> 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> 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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