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 § 262-264. Hal. derived from the polite Panc, 168 var duengaang ges [Han: or a. 0 (if wanted Rem. 2. The possessive of the 3d person is gada), but here too the genitive of the demonstrative or a shash- thisamasa are generally preferred. 198 263. Reflex- The reflexive pronouns and refer to all TCB. persons. 1., acc. , instr. 34 etc. is the proper equivalent of English myself, yourself, him- self, herself, itself, one's self; ourselves, yourselves, them- selves. It is always a masculine and a singular, even when referring to a plural or a not-masculine. Properly it is a subst. meaning »soul, spirit, individuality" and in this mean- ing it has always remained in common use. But even when pro- noun, its origin is moro or less perceptible. Occasionally it may be rendered as well by a pronoun as by a subst. ¹). 2. generally though not always does duty of a possessive; it does denote the subject being possessor and may be rendered, according to sense, by my, your, his, her, our, their. Often it is compounded with its noun. 264. Examples of, when a refl. pronoun. - a) 3d per- son: Panc. 263: (he himself brought the serpent to his dwelling); Var. Yog. 1, 19 gatáura afaà Thẩagã anafan (if the king be himself not favoured by Destiny, he should charge his minister, who is, to destroy his enemy); Mâlat. II, p. 38 SEKIMOUCHIRI (Vasav., though betrothed by her father to king Sanj., gave herself to Udayana); R. 2, 64, 29 at gera er auftarit (both of them touched [the body of their son); Panc. 184 gastafar (they..... feeling themselves as if they were born again); - 11 - 1) Compare the similar use though less developed of Latin animus, i frittanimum oblecto. Paac. 160 atasa (I have given him my heart = myself).