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अत्वसन्तस्य चाधातोः ONPANINI 64014

(Lengthen nexttolast) of atu -enders and as -enders (before non-/sambuddhi strong /su) that are not roots.

Examples of atu -ender nounbases, all masculine: **gomat- , **hanumat- .

Examples of as -ender nounbases, none of them neuter: **sumanas- , **triziras- , **uzanas- .

This sUtra lengthens the last a of those bases, but only before /su and only when they are not neuter —

**gomat- m + /su
→ gomAt + /su by this rule
→ **gomAn by other rules

**hanumat- m + /su
→ hanumAt + /su by this rule
→ **hanumAn

**sumanas- mf + /su
→ !**sumanAs by this rule

**triziras- mf + /su
→ !**trizirAs by this rule

**uzanas- m + /su
→ uzanAs by this rule
→ **uzanA by Rduzanasp...

, Wait, why do you say that **hanumat- ends in atu ? Looks to me like it ends in at .

An "atu-ender" is whatever ends in an at affix that has /udit. **gomat- and **hanumat- are such because they were built with /matup affix. However, **sat- has no affix, and **hasat- has /zatR affix, that ends in at but is not /udit. So these won't lengthen —

**sat- m + /su → !**sat "a good guy"

**hasat- m + /su → **hasan "that is laughing"

Why "before /su"?

The other strong do not lengthen —

**triziras- mf + /am → !**trizirasam

**triziras- + /au → !**trizirasau

**triziras- + /jas → !**trizirasas

Why "strong /su"?

A /su that is weak after neuters does not lengthen —

manaz calam , mind is unsteady

rakSo gomat , cattleowning ogre

Why "non-/sambuddhi"?

**triziras- + /sambuddhi → !**triziras'

he triziraH "hey Mr. Treeheads"

Why "if they are not roots"?

This rule won't apply to piNDa-gras "riceball-eater", which has root gras ifc —

piNDagras- + /su → !**piNDagras by halGyAbbhyodIrgh...

HOLE at atvasantasya

Will this rule apply to /vasu-enders? They do end in as .

It won't, because other rules override this one and make vAs anyway. See **vidvAn , **vidvAMsau .

My dictionary says that **piNDagras is not a word.