पृष्ठम्:The Sanskrit Language (T.Burrow).djvu/२९४

288 NUMERALS, PRONOUNS, IN DECLIN ABLES compounded, and since the verb in these cases is accented, the prefix is without accent : e.g. ydd . . . nisidathah 4 when ye two sit down Even here, however, it may appear separate from the verb and accented (vi yd ntame rdjasi ' who measured out the two spaces ’), while occasionally it is treated as a separate word and accented even when it immediately precedes the verb : yd ahutim pari vddd ndmobhih ' who fully knows the offering with devotion In the preclassical prose texts the prefix is still to some extent separated from the verb, but on a much more limited scale. By the classical period its independence is totally lost, and except for the few that continue to function as postpositions, the verbal prefixes have ceased to exist as independent words. In combination with the nominal derivatives of verbal root the verbal prefixes appear fully compounded from the begin- ning : adhivdsd- 1 garment apaciti- 1 retribution ' (Gk. dwucHs), abhidruh- 4 treacherous avapana - r drinking place ' ; uddyana- 4 rising (of the sun) upasruti f overhearing nidki- 4 deposit, treasure nirdyana- 4 going out 1 ; prabkangin - ' crushing etc. In such cases the general rule is that the prefix loses its accent in favour of the second member of the compound but in some cases it is regularly accented, namely (i) in com- bination with the past passive participle, par eta- 1 gone forth ', antarhita- 1 concealed dvapanna - 1 fallen down etc. ; (2) with the verbal action nouns in 4 i, apaciti , etc. In both these cases there is agreement in the matter of accent between Sanskrit and Greek (aTro/JA^ro?, dvafiATjcns, etc.) ; (3) with the infinitival forms based on the /w-suffix : sdmhartum 4 to collect dpi - dhdtave 1 to cover up ' ; dvagantos ( of descending