MacDonnell II - Wilbourhall.org

VERBAL PEEPOSITIONS 469a. When a is immediately preceded by another preposition (notending in i) it alone is accented, both prepositions being compoundedwith the verb e. ; g. sam-a-krnosi jivd.se ihou fittest (them) to live but;prdty a tanusva draw (thy bow) against (them).B. In subordinate clauses the exact reverse takes place,the preposition being generally compounded and unaccented ;e. g. yad . . nisidathah tvhen ye two sit doivn. It is, however,often separated by other words from the verb, when itcommonly commences the Pada, or much less frequentlyfollows the verb ;e. g. vi yo mame rajasi loho measured outthe two expanses ; yds tastambha sahasa vi jm6 antan whowith might propped earth's ends asunder. Occasionally thepreposition is detached and accented even immediately beforethe verb ; e. g. yd ahutim pdri v6da ndmobhih who fidlyknows the offering with devotion.a. When there are two i^repositions, either both are compoundedand unaccented or the first only is detached andaccented ;e. g. yuydm hi devih pari-pra-yathd for ye,goddesses, proceed around ; ydtra^abhi sam-ndvamahewhere we to (him) together shout ;sdm ydm a-ydnti dhendvahto whom the cows come together.a.Very rarely both prepositions are detached and accented ; e. g.prd y6t stota . .lipa girbhir Itte when the praiser latids him tcith songs.