Lesson 14 14.1 Tracing a Word to its Dhatu Since the dictionary is essentially etymologically arranged, it is quite straightforward to trace a word to its dhatu. This is best illustrated by example: find the word Vy-anjana in the third column of page 1029. Vy-anjana, mfn. manifesting, indicating ... m. a consonant . . . n. decoration, ornament; manifestation, indication . . . specification; a mark, badge, sign, token; ... a consonant. Since this entry is not in devanagarT, follow the entry words backwards (towards 3T) until an entry given in devanagarT (the outermost level of alphabetical order). In the middle of the second column is: °^5l vy-yj ' anj ... to anoint thoroughly; to decorate, adorn, beautify; to cause to appear, manifest, display; This is the kriya from which the naman vyanjana derives. The next step in analysing this word is to look up the two component parts of this verb, namely vy- and dhatu ahj. In the second column of page 1028 is found: o*T vy, in comp. before vowels for 3.vi Here is an example of vowel sandhi used in forming a word. In the third column of page 949 is the entry: W 3.vi, ind. . . . used as a prefix to verbs and nouns ... to express 'division', 'distinction', 'distribution', 'arrangement' . . . Compare this with the sense of the upasarga vi- given in 7.B.I. The dhatu of vyanjana is given in the first column of page 11: 3TsT o,nj, ... to decorate ... to celebrate ... to cause to appear, make clear . . . Compare all this information with the description of vyanjana given at the start of the first lesson. Now that may appear to be a very flowery description of what
