§ 257-259. 195 They are of necessity unavailable, if some emphasis of the pronoun be wanted. For this reason they are forbidden: a) when heading a sentence, or in poetry even a pâda, b) when immediately after a vocative, which heads the sentence, c) when followed by some particles, that give them some emphasis, viz., at, See P. 8, 1, 18; 20; 24; 72. Mhbh. 1, 229, 24 ane: hautagfrafati ga: [here would not be allowed]; Kaç, on 8, 1, 18 t fasàvant at your hani [a: instead of the pâda]; Hit, 110 cannot be, as it heads ar a: (not à, ac- a (none but me); Mâlav. cording to b)]; R. 3, 55, 22 I, p. 21 watan: fo + a (not: à a) agusamaliamka. Rem. According to P. 8, 1, 25 they are also forbidden with verbs of seeing, when used in a metaphorical sense. argu 1 Their plural. 258. The plural of the first person may refer either to a plurality of speakers at the same time or in most cases to we = I+ others with myself. Similarly the plural of the 2d person may be used, even when addressing one, for the sake of signifying you and others with you. Panc. 258 the monkey, being invited by the makara to go with him, declines, for says he ad al TE (we monkeys are living in the forest, and your abode is in the water). Mhhh. 1, 152, 26 Hidimbâ says to the single Bhima- faladom jiá sena w dom en ..... fofa i go I have been sent hither by my brother, who is eager to devour the flesh of all of you [viz. of your mother, your brothers and yours]." 259. The pronoun of the 2 person is used without respect to ral and social relations; the singular J is applied to superiors as well as to equals and to inferiors. The only case of Hald denoting a single individual is mentioned before (24). Yet, when addressing in a polite manner, one avails one's self of HÃ, f. Hì, plur. Hª, f. Haru: . being a popular reduction both in form and meaning of
