the coming race(一个即临种族)-第15章
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instance； Gl （which with them is a single letter； as 'th' is a single letter
with the Greeks） at the commencement of a word infers an assemblage
or union of things； sometimes kindred； sometimes dissimilar… as Oon；
a house； Gloon； a town （i。 e。； an assemblage of houses）。 Ata is sorrow；
Glata； a public calamity。 Aur…an is the health or wellbeing of a man；
Glauran； the wellbeing of the state； the good of the community； and a
word constantly in ther mouths is A…glauran； which denotes their
political creed… viz。； that 〃the first principle of a community is the good
of all。〃 Aub is invention； Sila； a tone in music。 Glaubsila； as uniting
the ideas of invention and of musical intonation； is the classical word
for poetry… abbreviated； in ordinary conversation； to Glaubs。 Na； which
with them is； like Gl； but a single letter； always； when an initial； implies
something antagonistic to life or joy or comfort； resembling in this the
Aryan root Nak； expressive of perishing or destruction。 Nax is
darkness； Narl； death； Naria； sin or evil。 Nas… an uttermost condition of
sin and evil… corruption。 In writing； they deem it irreverent to express
the Supreme Being by any special name。 He is symbolized by what
may be termed the heiroglyphic of a pyramid； /。 In prayer they address
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Him by a name which they deem too sacred to confide to a stranger； and
I know it not。 In conversation they generally use a periphrastic epithet；
such as the All…Good。 The letter V； symbolical of the inverted pyramid；
where it is an initial； nearly always denotes excellence of power； as Vril；
of which I have said so much； Veed； an immortal spirit； Veed…ya；
immortality； Koom； pronounced like the Welsh Cwm； denotes
50something of hollowness。 Koom itself is a cave； Koom…in； a hole； Zi…
koom； a valley； Koom…zi； vacancy or void； Bodh…koom； ignorance
（literally； knowledge…void）。 Koom…posh is their name for the
government of the many； or the ascendancy of the most ignorant or
hollow。 Posh is an almost untranslatable idiom； implying； as the reader
will see later； contempt。 The closest rendering I can give to it is our
slang term； 〃bosh；〃 and this Koom…Posh may be loosely rendered
〃Hollow…Bosh。〃 But when Democracy or Koom…Posh degenerates
from popular ignorance into that popular passion or ferocity which
precedes its decease； as （to cite illustrations from the upper world）
during the French Reign of Terror； or for the fifty years of the Roman
Republic preceding the ascendancy of Augustus； their name for that state
of things is Glek…Nas。 Ek is strife… Glek； the universal strife。 Nas； as I
before said； is corruption or rot； thus； Glek…Nas may be construed； 〃the
universal strife…rot。〃 Their compounds are very expressive； thus； Bodh
being knowledge； and Too a participle that implies the action of
cautiously approaching；… Too…bodh is their word for Philosophy； Pah is a
contemptuous exclamation analogous to our idiom； 〃stuff and
nonsense；〃 Pah…bodh （literally stuff and nonsense…knowledge） is their
term for futile and false philosophy； and applied to a species of
metaphysical or speculative ratiocination formerly in vogue； which
consisted in making inquiries that could not be answered； and were not
worth making； such； for instance； as 〃Why does an An have five toes to
his feet instead of four or six？ Did the first An； created by the All…
Good； have the same number of toes as his descendants？ In the form
by which an An will be recognised by his friends in the future state of
being； will he retain any toes at all； and； if so； will they be material toes
or spiritual toes？〃 I take these illustrations of Pahbodh； not in irony or
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jest； but because the very inquiries I name formed the subject of
controversy by the latest cultivators of that 'science；'… 4000 years ago。
51 In the declension of nouns I was informed that anciently there were
eight cases （one more than in the Sanskrit Grammar）； but the effect of
time has been to reduce these cases； and multiply； instead of these varying
terminations； explanatory propositions。 At present； in the Grammar
submitted to my study； there were four cases to nouns； three having
varying terminations； and the fourth a differing prefix。
SINGULAR。 PLURAL。 Nom。
An； Man； ｜ Nom。 Ana； Men。 Dat。
Ano； to Man； ｜ Dat。 Anoi； to Men。 Ac。
Anan； Man； ｜ Ac。 Ananda； Men。 Voc。
Hil…an； O Man； ｜ Voc。 Hil…Ananda； O Men。
In the elder inflectional literature the dual form existed… it has long
been obsolete。
The genitive case with them is also obsolete； the dative supplies its
place： they say the House 'to' a Man； instead of the House 'of' a Man。
When used （sometimes in poetry）； the genitive in the termination is the
same as the nominative； so is the ablative； the preposition that marks it
being a prefix or suffix at option； and generally decided by ear； according
to the sound of the noun。 It will be observed that the prefix Hil marks the
vocative case。 It is always retained in addressing another； except in the
most intimate domestic relations； its omission would be considered rude：
just as in our of forms of speech in addressing a king it would have been
deemed disrespectful to say 〃King；〃 and reverential to say 〃O King。〃 In
fact； as they have no titles of honour； the vocative adjuration supplies the
place of a title； and is given impartially to all。 The prefix Hil enters into
the composition of words that imply distant communications； as Hil…ya； to
travel。
In the conjugation of their verbs； which is much too lengthy a subject
to enter on here； the auxiliary verb Ya； 〃to go；〃 which plays so
considerable part in the Sanskrit； appears and performs a kindred office； as
if it were a radical in some language from which both had descended。
But another auxiliary 52or opposite signification also accompanies it and
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shares its labours… viz。； Zi； to stay or repose。 Thus Ya enters into the
future tense；
