The Vedic imperatives yodhi 'fight' and bodhi 'heed'.: An article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society

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From the author: The 2nd sg. imperatives yodhi (: yudh- 'fight') and bodhi (: budh- 'awake, heed') are usually seen as athematic imperatives in -dhi with irregular guna of the root syllable and reduction of the geminate cluster -ddhi- to -dh-. It is argued here, by contrast, that these forms are actually analogical creations on the basis of the 2nd sg. imperative josi (: jus- 'enjoy'). Etymologically and historically, josi is a si- imperative" (*jos-si), haplologized from a 2nd sg. subjunctive *josasi / *geusesi. Synchronically, however, it appeared to be an "i-imperative" based on the gunated root, and the overall parallelism of the verbs yudh-, budh-, and jus- led to the creation of yodhi and bodhi on the same model.

Citation Details
Title: The Vedic imperatives yodhi 'fight' and bodhi 'heed'.
Author: Jay H. Jasanoff
Publication:The Journal of the American Oriental Society (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 2002
Publisher: American Oriental Society
Volume: 122 Issue: 2 Page: 290(6)

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