aparaspara

1 Continued, uninterrupted.

2 Continually, (applied to action.)

E. a neg. and paraspara mutual.

terrupted. [According to Pāṇini this word expresses uninter-

rupted continuation referring to a verbal action; accord. to Rā-

yamukuṭa and other comm. on the Amarak. it may refer to the

agent in the gender and number required, and to the verbal

action in the neuter accus. sing.; the instance of the Kāśikā

to Pāṇ. VI. 1. 144., ‘aparasparāḥ sārthā gacchanti’ would be

in conformity with the former part of Rāyam.'s explanation

which runs thus: …tasyā vahanādikriyāyāsteṣāṃ vā kri-

yāvatāṃ parāparāṇāṃ sātatye prakarṣeṇa gamyamāne'parasparāḥ syuḥ

(Amarak. III. 3. 1.) . tatra . apare ca pare ceti dvandvasamāsaḥ .

aparasparāḥ . kriyāsātatya iti nipātanāt (Pāṇ. VI. 1. 144.) .

yadā kriyāvatāṃ viśeṣaṇaṃ tadā yatteṣāṃ liṅgaṃ tadevāparasparaśa-

bdasyāpi . yathā . aparasparāḥ sārthā gacchanti . aparasparāḥ

striyaḥ . aparasparāṇi kulāni . bahutvamatantram . yadā tu kri-

yāviśeṣaṇaṃ napuṃsakavacanaṃ ca . yathā . aparasparaṃ gacchantīti .

ekamavicchedena kriyāyāḥ kriyāvatāmavicchedasya ca.] Comp.

aparapara and aparāpara. The word being a Dwandwa, its

latter part is not sarvanāman q. v. except optionally in the

nom. plur. m., and its declension like that of other nouns in

a. E. apara and para, with āgama suṭ.

mfn. (-raḥ-rā-raṃ) or adv.

n. (-raṃ)

1. Continued, uninterrupted.
2. Continually, (applied to action.)

E. a neg. and paraspara mutual.