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नॱलोपः प्रातिपदिकान्तस्य ONPANINI 82007

The final n न् of a nounbase disappears when it is padafinal.

A nounbase-final letter becomes padafinal —

(A) When the /sup disappears because of halGyAbbhyodIrgh..., svamornapuMs... and other rules

**rAjan- राजन् + /su
→ rAjAns राजान्स् by sarvanAmasth...
→ rAjAn राजान् by halGyAbbhyodIrgh...
→ **rAjA राजा by this rule

(B) When the /sup disappears ibc, by supodhAtupr...

rAjJaH puruSaH राज्ञः पुरुषः, where **rAjJas राज्ञस् os **rAjan- राजन् + /Gas
→ rAjan राजन् + puruSaH, /Gas lost by supodhAtupr..., rAjan राजन् is /pada now, by sthAnivadAd...
→ rAja राज + puruSaH पुरुषः by this rule
→ **rAjapuruSas राजपुरुषस् "policeman"

(C) When rules svAdiSvasarv... ff make the nounbase into a /pada.

**rAjan- राजन् + /sup'
→ rAja राज + /sup' by this rule
→ **rAjasu राजसु "about kings"