deriv SD cv (314) ashtadhyayi.com hei.de L 314 ETT STT a 7.3.54 ALPH OLDHOMEPAGE NEWHOMEPAGE

ho hanter JNin;neSu

हो हन्तेर्ञ्णिन्नेषु ONPANINI 73054

Replace the h ह् of han हन् with gh घ् before /JNit, and when han हन् becomes hn ह्न्.

Before /Nit —

han हन् + /Nic + /laT /tip
→ ghAn घान् + ayati अयति by this rule
→ ghAt घात् + ayati अयति by hanastociNN...
→ !**ghAtayati घातयति

han हन् + /Nvul
→ !**ghAtaka- घातकॱ "killer, attacker", same steps

Before /Jit —

/han + /ghaJ allowed by bhAve to mean "a killing"
→ ghan घन् + a अ by this rule
→ ghat घत् + a अ by hanastociNN...
→ ghAt घात् + a अ by ata::upadh...
→ !**ghAta- घातॱ "a hit", "a stroke", "a killing"

Before the n न्. The h ह् of han हन् is before the n न् of /han when gamahanaj... or other rules erase the a अ —

han हन् + /laT /jhi
→ **han- हन् + /jhi
→ **han- हन् + /anti''' by jhontaH
→ hn ह्न् + anti अन्ति by gamahanaj...
→ ghn घ्न् + anti अन्ति by this rule
→ **ghnanti घ्नन्ति "they kill"

and can also happen when /han is a rootnoun —

**vRtrahan- वृत्रहन् + /zas
→ vRtrahn- वृत्रह्न् + /zas by alloponaH
→ vRtraghn- वृत्रघ्न् + as अस् by this rule
→ !**vRtraghnas वृत्रघ्नस् " o soldiers"

But when no rule erases the a अ, the h ह् stays —

**vRtrahan- वृत्रहन् + /jas → **vRtrahaNas वृत्रहणस् " s soldiers"

vRtrahan- वृत्रहन् + /au → **vRtrahaNau वृत्रहणौ "two soldiers"

Why is there no /Natvam in **vRtraghnas वृत्रघ्नस्, while there IS /Natvam in **vRtrahaNau वृत्रहणौ and **vRtrahaNas वृत्रहणस्?

Because that /Natvam is allowed by ekAjuttar..., but only when there is an a अ in han हन्.