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Generalities

Note:

The verbum substratum is commonly not subjoined.

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But when the verbum substratum is used, CS uses asti, bhavati, vidyate, tiṣṭhati, vartate and the PPP gata.

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Part in °ta and °tavant and Ger are frequently employed as if they were finite

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The Subj of the sentence is not always expressed. Often it is implied by the .

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The main feaures of Sanskrit style are:

There is a predilection for passive constructions.

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Compound nouns are used to a great extent.

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Sanskrit writers prefer using Part, Abs, Ger, Inf, Absolute L, etc. instead of finite .

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Abstracts in ° or °tva may be made of any noun and are therefore freely available and often used, esp. denoting logical relations.

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Oratorio recta is often used. Words and thoughts are related as they where spoken often marked with a following iti.

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Rhetorical questions are much liked.

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The system of correlation between relatives and demonstratives, though well developed in principle, is used in a rather basic way.

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