Dear colleagues, I am wondering whether anyone might know the source(s) of two verses that are cited by a Kannada grammarian, Bhaṭṭākalaṅkadēva (writing in 1604 CE), on the distinction between transitive and intransitive verbs. They are (p. 233 of the 1890 ed. <https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7612>):
yadvācyēhā saviṣayā dhātavas tē sakarmakāḥ yē tu nirviṣayām āhur ihāntē syur akarmakāḥ pacyādikā saviṣayā kriyā sā yā kim icchikā sthity-ādir anyāviṣayā kim icchām janayēn nayā Before these verses, he cites a list that appears to be commonly quoted in modern grammars, although I don't know of its ultimate source: lajjā-sattā-sthiti-jāgaraṇaṁ vr̥ddhi-kṣaya-bhaya-jīvita-maraṇaṁ svapna-kr̥īḍā-ruci-dīpty-arthaṁ dhātu-gaṇaṁ tam akarmakam āhuḥ With thanks, Andrew
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