deriv SD cv (146) ashtadhyayi.com hei.de L 146 ETT STT a 6.1.102 ALPH OLDHOMEPAGE NEWHOMEPAGE

prathamayoH pUrva-savarNaH

प्रथमयोः पूर्वॱसवर्णः ONPANINI 61102

Merge an /ak with the vowel of /au /jas /zas into the lengthened /ak.

Examples with /jas —

**azva- अश्वॱ m + /jas
→ azvA- अश्वाॱ + s स् by this rule
→ !**azvAs अश्वास् "3+ horses"

Examples with /au —

**RSi- ऋषिॱ m + /au → !**RSI ऋषी "two seers"

**mati- मतिॱ f + /au → !**matI मती "two opinions"

**guru- गुरुॱ + /au → !**gurU गुरू "two teachers"

**zuci- शुचिॱ mf + /au → !**zucI शुची by this rule

Examples with /zas —

mAtR- मातृॱ f + /jas OR /zas
→ !**mAtRRs मातॄस् " o mothers" (cf **mAtaras मातरस्)

**azva- अश्वॱ m + /zas
→ azvAs अश्वास् by this rule
→ **azvAn अश्वान् " o horses" by tasmAcchason... >

**zuci- शुचिॱ f + /zas → !**zucIs शुचीस् by this rule

If the vowel is already long, it lengthens to itself —

**vRkI- वृकीॱ + /zas → !**vRkIs वृकीस् " o wolvesses"

**azvA- अश्वाॱ + /zas → **azvAs' अश्वास्ऽ " o mares"

**vadhU- वधूॱ + /zas → !**vadhUs' वधूस्ऽ " o wives"

**strI- स्त्रीॱ f + /zas
→ !**strIs स्त्रीस् " o women"