[INDOLOGY] dvandva → bahuvrīhi?

[Dominik Wujastyk]

On the epic form of m. sing. dvandvas see also pp. 361--362, n.3 of
Oberlies, Thomas, *A Grammar of Epic Sanskrit*, Indian Philology and South
Asian Studies (Berlin: De Gruyter, 2003)  (DOI
<https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110899344>)

That doesn't address the bahuvrīhi issue, though.

Best,
The other Dominik


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On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 at 12:38, Nataliya Yanchevskaya via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Dear Dominik,
> The dvandva-based bahuvrīhis are not uncommon. I saw several such
> compounds in the epics – first of all, in the Mahābhārata, but also in the
> Rāmāyaṇa, Yogavāsiṣṭha, etc. (I can find the quotes for you later, if
> needed)
> So – no problem at all.
> Nataliya
>
> On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM 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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