a
a-, an- , negative prefix: ( 1 ) prefixed to finite verbs, as rarely in Skt. ( Renou p. 175 ) but rather often in Pali ( CPD s.v. 7); here not common: apaśyanti SP 324.2 ; anatikramāmo Mv ii.80.8 ; anicchiyati (?) Mv iii.295.18 ; see § 23.17 ; ( 2 ) in sense described for Pali in CPD s.v. 2, a cpd. in a- following the same word without a-, and preceding a form of kṛ: samitim asamitiṃ kṛtvā Divy 41.10 , lit. making the assembly no assembly , i.e. quitting the assembly ; tasya vacanam avacanaṃ kṛtvā Divy 41.28 , disregarding his advice . See an-a- .