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  2. Hindustani grammar - Wikipedia

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    Compound verbs, a highly visible feature of Hindi–Urdu grammar, consist of a verbal stem plus a light verb. The light verb (also called "subsidiary", "explicator verb", and "vector" [ 55 ] ) loses its own independent meaning and instead "lends a certain shade of meaning" [ 56 ] to the main or stem verb, which "comprises the lexical core of ...

  3. Reflexive pronoun - Wikipedia

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    In Hindi, there are two primary reflexive pronouns, the reflexive pronoun खुद (khud) [from PIE *swé] meaning "self" and pronoun अपना (apnā) [from PII *HáHtmā "self"] which is the possessive reflexive pronoun and both these pronouns are used with all the three, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, persons. [14]

  4. Upadhi - Wikipedia

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    In his commentary on the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣhad 3.8.12, Śaṅkara raises the important question as to what is the difference between Brahman, God (Īśvara), and the individual self (jīva) and he answers the question by saying that these distinctions are made only on the basis of limiting adjuncts (upādhi), which prevents reality.

  5. Self-limiting - Wikipedia

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    Self-limiting may refer to: Self-limiting (biology) , describing an organism or colony of organisms which limits its own growth Governor (device) , used to control the speed of mechanical equipment to prevent it from operating at unsafe speeds

  6. Self-limiting (biology) - Wikipedia

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    In some cases, the self-limiting nature of a colony may be advantageous to the continued survival of the colony, such as in the case of parasites. If their numbers became too high, they would kill the host, and thus themselves. In other cases, self-limitation restricts the viability of predators, thus ensuring the long-term survival of rare ...

  7. Apabhraṃśa - Wikipedia

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    [2]: p.42 Apabhraṃśa in Sanskrit literally means "corrupt" or "non-grammatical language", that which deviates from the norm of Sanskrit grammar. Apabhraṃśa literature is a valuable source for the history of North India for the period spanning the 12th to 16th centuries.

  8. Collective self-limitation - Wikipedia

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    Self-limitation is therefore considered an expression of individual autonomy [1] and can hence be contrasted against the imposition of external limitations. Collective self-limitation or Collectively defined self-limitation [ 2 ] correspondingly refers to the definition of such limits within groups and societies, through which the group and ...

  9. Svādhyāya - Wikipedia

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    [15] [16] MacNeill translates it as "self-study or spiritual self-education". [17] Dhyāya, when used in the context of self study in ancient and medieval Indian texts, is synonymous with Abhyasa, Adhi and Viks; while Adhyāya, when used in context of reciting and reading in Indian texts, is synonymous with Anukti, Nipatha [18] and Patha. [19] [20]