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§ 318-319. 239 (have yourself anointed), and so always with this verb; shall not stretch out [his c.) Âpast. 1, 6, 3 — mafkuanzada (he feet] towards him); Mhbh. 1, 121, 31 gallant prince); R. 1, 75, 3 any (show yourself, ma ad gra Rem. 1. If a reflexive pronoun be active as well as the medial voice. added, one may use the Rem. 2. P. 1, 3, 68 teaches the use of the medial causatives and fan when meaning: »I cause [you] to fear (wonder at) myself," whereas the regular forms af, fof have no reflexive meaning. > Rem. 3. Reciprocity may be denoted by compound verbs be- ginning by . These must he generally medial verbs. See P. 1, 3, 14-16 and Pat. I, p. 277. 319. Passive P. 3, 1, The passive voice is much used in Sanskrit both voice. personally and impersonally, as has been pointed out 87. 7 and 8. Moreover it serves to signify such intransitive actions as the rice boils, the wood splits SIArad 77 184¹), whereas I boil the rice, I split the wood" is expressed by the active voice anfallag f- ³). Pat. II, p. 14 gata fufunt ater: sita (from a river- bank, which is about to give way, lumps of earth are breaking off), Kumaras. 4, 57 fart (v. 8. my heart does not break), Kathas. 25, 45 d (the vessel burst), Çat. Br. 1, 5, 4, 5 iai ha gar (the fruits fall down from the trees). Of the kind are su (to appear, to seem), 34 (to increase), wat (to decrease), gra (to suit, to be fit) and the like. S P. 1, 3, 77. 1) The passive, when personal, is styled fur (expressive of the ob- ject), when impersonal, ya (express. of the state), see P. 1, 3, 13; 3, 1, 67. When having an intransitive or reflexive meaning, it is styled (express. of both subject and object). 2) Yet one likewise says f. i. ry are af (the pot boils well), cp. Kaç. or P. 3, 1, 87.