[INDOLOGY] dvandva → bahuvrīhi?

[Madhav Deshpande]

Hello Dominik,

     Aṅgulīyakaḥ alone does not become a Bahuvrīhi, and does not seem
grammatical. As others have pointed out, Dvandvas can indeed become
Bahuvrīhis.

Madhav


Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies
Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India

[Residence: Campbell, California, USA]


On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM Dr. Dominik A. Haas, BA MA <
dominik at haas.asia> wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> I have a question: Can dvandvas become bahuvrīhis? Specifically, I’m
> looking at the compound *akṣamālāṅgulīyakaḥ*. Does it just mean “wearing
> an *akṣamālā *as a finger ring,” or could it also mean “wearing an *akṣamālā
> *and a finger ring”? I don’t recall ever seeing a dvandva-bahuvrīhi, but
> in this case it would make much more sense, which is why I wonder if this
> is perhaps a rare, non-standard form. Of course, it’s also possible that
> it’s just a misspelling of *akṣamālo ’ṅgulīyakaḥ*.
>
> Thank you for your time and best regards,
> Dominik A. Haas
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