deriv SD cv (55) ashtadhyayi.com hei.de L 55 ETT STT a 6.1.101 ALPH OLDHOMEPAGE NEWHOMEPAGE

akas savarNe dIrghaH

अकः सवर्णे दीर्घः ONPANINI 61101

Merge an /ak and the following /savarNa into a long.

The /ak letters are a अ A आ i इ I ई u उ U ऊ R ऋ RR ॠ L ऌ.

Examples —

**dadhi दधि + **icchati इच्छति → !**dadhIcchati दधीच्छति "wants curds"

**ardha- अर्धॱ + **nArI- नारीॱ + Izvaras ईश्वरस् → ardhanarIzvaras अर्धनरीश्वरस्

atha अथ + teSu तेषु + upaviSTeSu उपविष्टेषु
→ atha teSUpaviSTeSu अथ तेषूपविष्टेषु
"and then, when they were sitting down..."

This rule overrides ikoyaNaci.

Because of the exception <<<< atoguNe, this rule will not apply to a अ + a अ inside a word —

**naya- नयॱ + /anti''' → **nayanti नयन्ति "they lead"

What if the vowels are not /savarNa?

Then <14 AdguNaH or ikoyaNaci apply.