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प्रजनीयाम् (prajanIyAm)

 
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
[prajanīyām, 1 sg. opt., in Śikṣ 〔283.10〕 (sarvasattvānām …) svacittacaritāni pra°
read instead prajānīyām, of all creatures may I learn to know the own thoughts and conduct
cf. line 9 (ekaikasyāpi) sattvasya cittacaritaṃ jānīyām. Bendall and Rouse, 〔259〕, interpret as if from pra-jana(ya)ti, produce
this is most implausible on formal (linguistic) as well as philological grounds
it assumes an unbelievable opt. of a thematic verb which does not exist in Skt. (only pass. prajāyate, °ti) or Pali.]