Original Sanskrit Texts - On the Origin and History of the People of India, Their Religion and Institutions, Collected, Translated, and Illustrated #252418

C. — In the collocation of words and phrases the Gatha strictly follows the rules of Sanskrit syntax, but in the formation of comp'ound terms it admits of many licences highly offensive to the canons of Panini and Vopadeva. They seem, however, to be the consequence of haste and inattention, and are not referrible to any dialectic peculiarity.