Re: [INDOLOGY] pracodayāt in gāyatrī mantras

[Olivelle, J P]

I will be out of regular email access March 1–15. I will reply your email as soon as I can.

On Mar 18, 2019, at 3:16 PM, 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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