hath pavanni

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hands fall/are falling; hands grip/are gripping.

Grammar: compound verb, present tense; third person, masculine, plural.

Etymology: Lahndi - hath; Sindhi - hathu; Apabhransh/Prakrit - hattha (hand); Pali - hattha (hand, hand/handle); Sanskrit - hastah (हस्त: - hand) + Old Panjabi - paiṇā/paüṇā (to fall); Lahndi - pevaṇ; Sindhi - pavaṇu (to fall, to happen); Pali - patati (alights, falls); Sanskrit - patati (पतति- flies; Rigved - falls).