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 180 $ 233-234. the ellipsis of the concordant subst., as A: [viz. 47:] „cold water,” fell: [viz. M¦! „grey hairs;" b) they are substantives when having got some special meaning, as adj. „thin,” subst. fem. „body;" adj. „brown,” subst. masc. „lion; monkey; Indra; Vishnu;" c) they are used as substantives while retaining their general signification, as : when meaning „a-or the beloved one," "a (the) wicked man." The last category is the sole regarding us here, for any adjec- tive may in this way turn substantive. The diver- sity of the endings for the different genders and numbers enables to express by one single word such phrases as a rich man," a young woman ya business of weight," resp. , Aut, ¶ª. The Her. plural of course, if a plurality of things is meant; hence „that” when those things, Lat. ea, HETI 7 Lat. fausta, a multa, etc. Like other substantives, the substantivized adjectives may be an element in compounds. Hit. 94 del cáchl 4661: (one must not serve a weak [master], but join a mighty one), ibid. 102 ABSTRACT NOUNS. nonas, 234. Abstract nouns are much used in Sanskrit composi- Abstract tion. They are partly derivates of verbs, partly of nouns. The verbal abstracts are not rarely to be paraphrased in translating, especially if the predicate of the sentence be made up by them. Then, our language generally prefers finite verbs. R. 3, 2, 11 the man-eater says to Rama
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