[INDOLOGY] privative a with finite verb?

[Walter Slaje]

Dear Matthew,

Several such instances are recorded in Renou's Grammaire sanscrite, § 134
on p. 175 (see under "a-/an- avant les formes personnelles du verbe"). The
occurrences recorded there cover practically all types of Sanskrit
literature, including Epic, Kāvya, Śāstra and Buddhist texts. Furthermore,
'un Vārt. connait le tour péjoratif et sans doute vulgaire akaroṣi Pat.'
(with further reading).

Best,

Walter

Am Sa., 11. Okt. 2025 um 11:29 Uhr schrieb Matthew Kapstein via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info>:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> In the 2500-line Prajñapāramitā i find expressions such as:
>
> nâtra kiMcid vidhyate nâvidhyate, “here nothing is penetrated nor
> unpenetrated”.
>
> So far as I can determine, in avidhyate the initial a can only be taken as
> privative.
> Is this uniquely a peculiar Buddhist usage?
>
> thank you for your thoughts,
> Matthew
>
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