Middle Indic tuvaṭṭa-

Introduction The present study is not the first attempt to deal with the Middle Indic verb tuvaṭṭa-. Before me, Alsdorf has drawn attention to the occurrence of the word in the Aśoka inscriptions¹. Alsdorf, while rejecting the indigenous derivation from tvagvartayati as a comic folk etymology, refrains from suggesting one himself. Next, it was pointed

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टीकेन मध्यकालीन भारतीय आर्य क्रिया तुवट्ट- की पुनः परीक्षा करते हैं और टीकाकारों की त्वग्वर्तयति व्युत्पत्ति अस्वीकार करते हैं। अशोक के अभिलेखों, अर्धमागधी आगम और पालि विनय के प्रयोग मिलाकर वे मानते हैं कि विनय ने इसे निपज्ज- का पर्याय बनाया; यह अर्थक्षरण आयार को भी परवर्ती सिद्ध करता है। Tieken re-examines the Middle Indic verb tuvatta-, rejecting the commentarial derivation from tvagvartayati. Comparing the Asokan, Ardhamagadhi and Pali occurrences he argues the Vinaya invented it as a mere synonym of nipajja-, and that such semantic bleaching marks even the Ayara as comparatively late and artificial.

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