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1732:"In Vedic, noun compounds are hardly more frequent than in Homeric Greek, but their frequency increases throughout the history of the language.. in the later language the occurrence in a single short sentence of several compounds of four or five members is perfectly normal, and in certain styles compounds of twenty or more members are not thought excessive" - Coulson 264:
The following sections give an outline of the main types of compounds with examples. The examples demonstrate the composition of the compound's elements, and the meanings in English generally correspond to them, in most cases being a similar compound as well. Where this is not the case or the meaning
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However, Sanskrit, especially in the later stages of the language, significantly expands on this both in terms of the number of elements making up a single compound and the volume of compound-usage in the literature, a development which is unique within Indo-European to Sanskrit and closely related
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The second element could essentially have been a noun, which within such a compound, can take on adjective declensions with the compound used adjectivally. Endocentric compounds can thus be transformed into possessives, normally accompanied, and explicitly recognized in the older language, by a
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compound, the first element qualifies the second one adjectively when the latter is a noun. When the second member is an adjective, the qualification is adverbial. Other parts of speech besides adjectives and adverbs may be used to obtain the adjective or adverbial qualification.
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To illustrate the importance of correct accentuation, the grammarian Patañjali (living around 150 BCE) is said to have cited the story of Vṛtra, who on account of the wrong accent used on this compound ends up instead of being Indra's killer, himself killed by
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Indeed in later Sanskrit, the tendency to use compounds instead of verb-based clauses is so strong, in a classical drama, to express gratitude for having children who are alive, one would say the equivalent of 'thank heaven, I'm alive-childed':
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is an enumerative word, the meaning of which refers to all its constituent members. The resultant compound word is in the dual or plural number and takes the gender of the final member in the compound construction. Examples:
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compounds are identified as seen in the classification above. A further distinction is also made based on whether the attributive is in the nominative or an oblique case.
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In the later language, this process can be repeated recursively—in theory, ad infinitum, with the freshly made compound becoming the first element of a new one.
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These are composed of a second member that occurs only in a compound and cannot stand on its own. These are either roots or verbal derivatives from them.
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would be "lowlife" and "blockhead" (they respectively denote 'one whose life is low' and 'one whose head resembles a block'), or the English surname
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This process suggests the possibility of an early stage of Proto-Indo-European where words could appear in a sentence without case terminations.
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compound can often be translated by "possessing..." or "-ed"; for example, "possessing much rice" or "much-riced". In English, examples of
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Further, this development in the later language is an entirely artificial, literary construct and does not reflect the spoken language.
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The process of 'resolving' the compound, i.e., expounding the meaning using the component words declined as in sentence form is termed
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Indeed, this term 'bahuvrihi' is used both in Sanskrit and standard Indo-European linguistics to denote this type of compound.
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While not strictly copulative, this is a compound consisting of the same word repeated with the first occurrence accented.
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has also been adopted in mainstream Indo-European linguistics as the technical term denoting this type of compounding.
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The first member here is an attributive in an oblique relationship with the second, and are therefore termed
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compound, in contrast to the standard pattern of being in stem form, the first element takes a
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stems connected with "and" (copulative or co-ordinative). There are mainly three kinds of
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In traditional Sanskrit grammar, compounds are divided into the following main classes:
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In Sanskrit, as in Proto-Indo-European, a compound is formed by the following process:
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is an endocentric compound composed of two elements, wherein the first one, named the
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itself is an example of dvigu: lit. 'two-cow', used in the sense of 'worth two cows'.
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itself, which as a bahuvrīhi means ' two-cow '; i.e., one who has two cows (
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Based on the grammatical nature of the attributive member, six varieties of
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Sanskrit expands on these to provide several further distinctions as below:
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the specific presidential residence, not just any house that is white
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Take the stem-form of the first element, i.e., remove its inflexion;
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An exocentric compound refers to something outside the components:
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accusative, instrumental, dative, ablative, genitive, or locative
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can refer to several compound types where the first element is a
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compounds are used to express repetitiveness; for example, from
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is an exocentric compound consisting of a noun preceded by a
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Combine the two elements with a single accented syllable.
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a particular species, not just any bird that is black
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Broadly, compounds can be divided into two classes:
1158:Some Sanskrit grammarians identify a third kind of 2477:An Introduction to Modern English Word-Formation 265:is not clear, a further resolution is provided. 1110:Words may be organised in a compound to form a 2031: 2029: 1300:which, taken together, functions as a single 8: 2498:(1st ed.). Cambridge University Press. 2045: 2043: 2041: 1419:vessel-handed: holding a vessel in the hand 1097:disease, pain, grief, bondage and adversity 128:→ the official residence of the US president 1962: 1960: 1958: 1409:honeytongue, honey-tongued: talking nicely 1457:A few typical examples of such compounds: 1358:A few typical examples of such compounds: 156:→ someone who picks someone else's pockets 2536:. NY: American Inst of Buddhist Studies. 2001: 1999: 1642:per-strength: according to one's ability 2380:Whitney, William Dwight (January 2008). 2327:(2003 ed.). Great Britain: Oxford. 1573: 1459: 1360: 1354:, 'possessing the brightness of the sun' 1168: 1116: 1010: 885: 763: 679: 542: 455: 307: 111:An endocentric compound, usually called 1936: 1725: 1319:('one who lives in a long "botham" '). 2555:(1993 ed.). Motilal Banarsidass. 2460:(2002 ed.). Motilal Banarsidass. 2422:(2000 ed.). Motilal Banarsidass. 2384:(2000 ed.). Motilal Banarsidass. 2365:(2001 ed.). Motilal Banarsidass. 1548:thousandname: having a thousand names 1399:alive-childed: having living children 2515:An Introduction to English Morphology 2420:A Vedic Sanskrit Grammar for Students 1446:is a numeral, the compound is called 1135:'hands and feet' ⇒ limbs, appendages 1093:roga·śoka·parītāpa·bandhana·vyasanāni 7: 1454:('one who has half of their mind'). 37:language, the capability of forming 2513:Carstairs-McCarthy, Andrew (2002). 410:sacrifice-knowledge: the knowledge 2418:Macdonnel, Arthur Anthony (1993). 2399:Macdonnel, Arthur Anthony (1997). 2346:(2010 ed.). Wiley-Blackwell. 2344:Indo-European Language and Culture 1264:('day after day', daily) and from 948:'lord of the sky': a name of Indra 862:all-knowing: an omniscient person 25: 2532:Tubb, Gary; Boose, Emery (2007). 1876:'much-riced', i.e., a rich person 649:compound, the first element is a 1518:eight-sonned: having eight sons 1450:. An English example would be a 1237:'sons and daughters' ⇒ children 993:pair constructions in Sanskrit: 2496:Introducing English Linguistics 2401:A Sanskrit Grammar for Students 2517:. Edinburgh University Press. 1662:inter-water: within the water 1652:simultaneously with the wheel 1199:'mother and father' ⇒ parents 33:inherits from its parent, the 1: 985:These consist of two or more 822:Manu-born, born of Manu, man 284:, determines the second one. 2551:Deshpande, Madhav M (1993). 2342:Fortson, Benjamin W (2010). 1908:An example will be the word 1442:When the first element of a 2229:Tubb & Boose, §173-174. 1921: 1916: 1910: 1567: 393:tiger-thought: the thought 41:nouns, also widely seen in 2606: 2437:Goldman, Robert P (2019). 1334:, 'having Indra as killer' 1286: 571:three-world: the universe 561:(the battle of) two kings 27:Aspect of Sanskrit grammar 2458:A Higher Sanskrit Grammar 2325:Sanskrit (Teach yourself) 2323:Coulson, Michael (2003). 1695:Proto-Indo-European verbs 1344:, 'having great chariots' 728:non-knowledge: ignorance 718:non-master: not a master 359:Viṣṇu-offering: offering 2310:Tubb & Boose, §1.48. 2130:Tubb & Boose, §1.59. 2121:Tubb & Boose, §1.58. 2094:Tubb & Boose, §1.56. 2085:Tubb & Boose, §1.54. 1898:diṣṭyā, jīvita·vats'âsmi 1612:near the king; kingside 1323:change in accentuation: 1218:'does and bucks' ⇒ deer 1077:the gods and the demons 792:well-doing, a good deed 665:, just like the English 303:dependent determinatives 245:The first two of these, 2494:Meyer, Charles (2009). 2475:Adams, Valerie (1987). 2403:. Motilal Banarsidass. 1350:, 'sun's brightness' ⇒ 1276:('deity after deity'). 812:self-ruling: sovereign 708:non-horse: not a horse 621:thousand days' journey 150:→ someone with red hair 134:→ lion-city (Singapore) 1690:Vedic Sanskrit grammar 1340:, 'a great chariot' ⇒ 852:water-giving: a cloud 634:type are noted below. 450:karmadhāraya-tatpuruṣa 442:Karmadhāraya-tatpuruṣa 376:heaven-fallen: fallen 122:→ a type of black bird 45:languages, especially 2590:Linguistic morphology 2363:The Sanskrit Language 1777:that is, not a pocket 1330:, 'Indra's killer' ⇒ 1302:nominalised adjective 1087:elephants and horses 928:'word for self': the 883:as if in a sentence: 601:ten fingers' breadth 107:Endocentric compounds 2553:Sanskrit and Prakrit 2439:Deva·vāṇī́·praveśikā 1602:behind the chariots 1592:concerning the self 1582:Meaning, resolution 1468:Meaning, resolution 1369:Meaning, resolution 1298:grammatical modifier 1245:Āmreḍita (iterative) 1019:Meaning, resolution 891:First Element → Word 772:Meaning, resolution 748:unbelief, non-creed 688:Meaning, resolution 551:Meaning, resolution 464:Meaning, resolution 139:Exocentric compounds 2534:Scholastic Sanskrit 1845:enumerative dvandva 1836:called a bound form 1768:that is, not a head 1710:Proto-Indo-European 1575: 1461: 1362: 1170: 1118: 1012: 894:Meaning, resolution 887: 765: 681: 544: 457: 316:Meaning, resolution 309: 35:Proto-Indo-European 2456:Kale, M R (1969). 2361:Burrow, T (2001). 1854:one-(stem)-remains 1705:Proto-Indo-Iranian 1574: 1460: 1389:strong-shouldered 1361: 1169: 1141:āhāra·nidrā·bhayam 1125:Literal ⇒ Meaning 1117: 1011: 965:'firm in battle': 886: 764: 680: 591:the triple heaven 543: 456: 308: 2543:978-0-9753734-7-7 2505:978-0-521-83350-9 2479:. 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Index

Tatpuruṣa
Sanskrit
Proto-Indo-European
compound
kindred
German
Greek
English
endocentric and exocentric
attributive
numeral
privative
case form
reflexive voice
a name
noun
Mitra
Varuṇa
dyāvā·pṛthivī
metonym
Bahuvrīhi
grammatical modifier
nominalised adjective
Longbottom
Sanskrit nominals
Sanskrit verbs
Sanskrit grammar
Vedic Sanskrit grammar
Proto-Indo-European verbs
Proto-Indo-Aryan

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