deriv SD cv (841) ashtadhyayi.com hei.de L 841 ETT STT a 3.2.1 ALPH OLDHOMEPAGE NEWHOMEPAGE

karmaNy aN कर्मण्यण् ONPANINI 32001

A root gets /aN' when ifc after its object.

This /kRt-affix "aN" expresses the doer, by kartarikRt.

(Careful. This /aN' is a /kRt. There is also a /taddhita /aN'', and /aN means a class of letters.)

Example:

kR कृ "make" + /aN'
→ kAr कार् + a अ by acoJNiti
→ !**kAra- कारॱ m "maker"

This nounbase **kAra- कारॱ may be used ifc after its object —

kumbhAn karoti yaH कुम्भान्करोति यः "who makes jars" → !**kumbha-kAras कुम्भॱकारस् "jarmaker"

but it cannot be used uncompounded.

To mean "maker" with a lone word, you may use, for instance, **kartR- कर्तृॱ —

kumbhasya kartA कुम्भस्य कर्ता "the maker of the jar"