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107-109] OEDINALS. NUMEEAL DEKIVATIVES 10311th21st34th40fch48theka-dasa.eka-vimsa.catus-trimsa (B.).catvarimsa.asta-catvarimsa.52nd dva-pancasa (B.).61st eka-sas-ta (B.).100th sata-tama.1000th sahasra-tama (B.).Numeral Derivatives.108. A number of derivatives, chiefly adverbs, are formedfrom the cardinals.a. Multiplicative adverbs : sa-krt wice (lit. one maTcing) ;dvi-s ttvice (Gk. Sl-9, Lat. bis) ;tri-s thrice (Gk. rpc-9, Lat.fri-s) ;catiis four times (for catur-s). Others are expressedby the cardinal and the form krtv-as times (probably makingsA. pi. of krtu) which is used as a separate word except inasta-krtvas (AV.) eigJit times ; e. g. dasa krtvas (AV.) tentimes, bhuri krtvas many times.h. Adverbs of manner formed with the suffix dha :dvi-dha in two ivays or jyarts,tri-dha and tre-dha, caturdha,panca-dha, so-dha, sapta-dha, asta-dha, nava-dha,sahasra-dha.c. A few multiplicative adjectives derived with thesuffixes a, taya, vaya meaning -fold:tray-a threefold,dvay-a twofold ; dasa-taya tenfold ; catur-vaya fourfold.PRONOUNS109. Pronouns differ from nouns both in origin anddeclension. They are derived from a small class of rootswith a demonstrative sense, and they have several distinctpeculiarities of inflexion. These peculiarities have invarying degrees been extended to several groups of adjectives.