A Grammar of the Telugu Language

by Charles Philip Brown

A GRAMMAR

of the

TELUGU LANGUAGE

by

CHARLES PHILIP BROWN
of the Madras Civil Service.

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MADRAS:

PRINTED BY R. W. THORPE,
AT THE VEPERY MISSION PRESS, OF THE SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE.

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1840.

CONTENTS.

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Preface (not in original TOC)
Index (not in original TOC)
CHAPTER I.  Alphabet p. 1. On spelling, 6, 8, Consonants 17. Sunna and half sunna, circle and semicircle 25. Accent 26. On enunciation 28. Table of years months and days 29-30. On Minors and Majors 31. Numerals 31. Contractions in writing 35. and fractions 36. On softening Initials 37. on lengthening final vowels 38. On Elision 39. On Druta words 40. and Cala words 41. terminations in “ii ” 41.
CHAPTER II.  On the Noun 43. Three declensions 45. (see page 223.) Irregular nouns 50. Compound nouns 56. Pronouns 56. of the third person 57. Adverbial declension 62. Adjective 65.
CHAPTER III.  On the Verb 66. P‖ or Participle 66. scheme of terminations 67. Affirmative and Negative 67. First Conjugation 68. పుండుట, ఆపుట, పడుట. 68. పలుకుట, కలుగుట, కొనుట, లినుట. 69. Past Tense of these verbs. 69. Aorists of the same 70. Past form. 72 Future tense 74. Imperative 75. Prohibitive 76. Passive Voice 76. Middle voice 77. Tenses of the same 78. Negative 78. Second Conjugation. చేయుట, డయ్యుట. 79. Third Conjugation రపిృంచుట. Second class of the Third Conjugation యాడుచిట, పలచుట, Third class, లెచుచిట, యచుచిట. 82. with Casuals 83. పిలుచుట, యాడుచిట. 85. పచుచిట, చచుచిట, చొచుచిట, నెుచుచిట, 86. Casual voice 87. Monosyllabic Roots and their Causals, కా, రా, యా, తే 88. Compound Tenses 89.
CHAPTER IV.  On the Syntax of Nouns 91. Vulgar forms 90. 164. Before and After 91. 162. Exercise in Syntax 92. Conjugations 94. on the word gāni, 95. On the affixes A′, E′, O′, 95. insertion of V. 97. Other signs of Emphasis 99.
On Adjectives 100. Comparative &c. 100, 105. Pure Telugu adjectives 101. denoting trees 104. Superlative 105. of number 106.

On Plurals 107. on the sign LU devoid of meaning 108. On the Cases of the noun 110—118. On Names, family and personal 112, 263. On Pronouns 120. The word Mana 122. Forms denoting homage 123.
CHAPTER V.  Syntax of the verb 124. On Transitives and Intransitives 124. On Yes and No 125. On Verbs meaning To Be 127. On the Infinitive 129. On the Infinitive in A 129. Precatory import 181. On Rānā, chēyanà &c. 131. Adverbs 131 132. 167. on the affix gà 132. Infinitive in Adam 133. On “ing” (doing, saying &c.) 133 138, 139. The Dative used instead of the Nominative 134. On the Infinitive in Edi 135. On the infinitive in U, 135, and in UTA, 136. and in DI, EDI, INADI, 137. Negative verbal in MI, 138. Irregular Verbal nouns 138. Casual Verbs, and others ending in Inçuta and Illuta. Middle Voice in Conu. 153; Imperative 157. Participles in General, 159. Present Participle 162. Preterite 164. Past Relative 167. 172. Relative Aorist Participle 169. Conditional Aorist Participle 171. Past Tense with Present import 173 Negative Participle in NI, 173. and in KA, 175, 176, 178. the affix ENI, 176. On the verbs తపౄట and మానుట 176, 177. On the Negative combined with the Affirmative 178. Phrases expressive of prevention 178. Syntax of the Tenses 178. Aorist 178. Affix EDI, 137. 180. Past Tense 182. Conditional affix E or TE′ 185. Present Temse 186. Future Tense 188. Negative Tenses 188. Prohibitive 192. On Kadu and Ledu 193. On certain verbs used as Auxiliaries viz పడుట, ఆనుట, కూడుట, పాౕపుట, వేయుట, వచుచిట 195—198. On Impersonal verbs 199.

{{TOC row 2out-1|CHAPTER VI.  Miscellaneous Rules on Idiom 199. Reiteration 199. Anucarana, or Imitative sounds 204. On some Idioms 207. as ఊరక, పాపం, వుణ్యం, సంగతి, దేహం, కడుపు, మాట, అని, 208. Miscellaneous rules; One compounded and contracted words 209. Abbreviations in writing 211. On Arithmetical signs and on Dates 212. Money tables 214. Divisions of measures 216 the candy, the putty, and the maund 217. the tola &c. 218. Measures of length 218. square measurement 219. Divisions of time 219. of the month 220.|}}

On Etymology 221. Tadbhavam, Tatsamam &c. 222. On Dialects 223.
CHAPTER VII.  On Prosody 224. Feet 226. Section II. Uniform Metres, the Hamsa yana 227. On rhyme 227. Panchachamara 227. Utpalamala and Champacamala 228. Sardūla and Mattēbha 229. Section III. The Canda Padyam 231 in Latin, the Arya, 233. Sect. IV. On changing Metres 234. Indra and Surya feet 234. Yati and Prasa 235. Giti metres 235. Ataveladi and Tētagiti 236. Sīsa 237. On Dwipada 238. Unusual metres 241. Layagrahi, Layahari 241. Ragada metre, 241. Padam, kirtana, Sangita padam 242. Dandacam 242. Taruvaja, Utasha 243. Accara 244. On Rhyme 245.
CHAPTER VIII.  Supplementary rules. On the spelling used in writing verse 246, 7. On Etymology:—Druta Words 247. Cala words 249. On softening Initial consonants in Poetry 250. Analogy to the Welch, Saxon and Celtic languages 251. On contraction in Poetry 253. On Elision and the changes of Vowels 254. On some constractions 258. On Sanscrit Elision and Permutation 260. On Proper names, 263. On some abbreviations, 264. Conclusion; on Telugu Literature.

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