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I236 INDECLINABLE WORDS [180infinitive, or a dative equivalent to an infinitive e. ; g. tdn n6, sur-yo vdraya ivho (is) notksyam tliat (is) not, to be troubled about (MS.) ;ndfor hindering = ivJio is irresistible (i. 1435). Qr the verb has to besupplied in a second sentence from the first e.; g. nd.ktain upatisthate, n£ prat^h he worships at night, (he does) not (worship) in themorning (TS.)-b. Two negatives express a strong positive ; e.g. na hi pasdvo n&bhunjanti/or cattle always cat (MS.).2. na is used in V. (very commonly in RV., comparativelyrarely in AV. ,but never in B. )as a particle of comparison,exactly like iva as, like. This meaning seems to be derivedfrom not as negativing the predicate of a thing to which it'properly belongse.; g.he (neighs), not a hoi'se neighs=''he, though not a horse, neighs = ''he neighs like a horse '.This na, being in sense closely connected with the precedingword, never coalesces in pronunciation (thoughit does in thewritten Sandhi) with a following vowel, whereas na notgenerally does. This na always follows the word of comparisonto which it belongs ;or if the simile consists ofseveral words, the na generally follows the first word, lesscommonly the second ; e.g. aran na nemih pari ta babhuvahe surrounds them as the fell// the spokes (i. S2^-') ; pakvasakha na like a branch with ripe fruit (i. 8'').a. When the object comparedis addressed in the voc. (which issometimes to be supplied), the object with which it is compared issometimes also put in the voc. agreeing with it by attraction ;e. g.dso na subhra a bhara like brilliant Dawn, (O sacrificer) bring (i. 57^) ;i,ave na citre, arusi like a brilliant mare, rudely Dawn (i. 30^^).b. When the object compared is not expressed, nd means as it iverc;e. g. sivabhir n^ smayamanabhir agat he has come icHh gracious smilingloomen as it were (i. 79^).c. nd sometimes interchanges with iva ;«. g. rdtham ud, tdstevat&tsinaya as a carpenter (fashions) a car for him who desires if (i. 61*).na-kis^ {not any one) is found in V. only, being almostrestricted to the RV., where itfrequently occurs.It properly^N. sing, of interrogative ki (Lfit. qui-s) of which the n. kf-m is inregular use 'cp. 113).