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sarvanAmasthAne cAsambuddhau

सर्वनामस्थाने चासम्बुद्धौ ONPANINI 64008

(Lengthen the nexttolast of a n न्-stem) before a strong that is not the /sambuddhi.

The n -stems are

1. the nounbases ending in n , which are mostly m and n (like **rAjan- m and **nAman- n ) and
2. the neuter vowel nounbases that got n added by napuMsakasy....

Examples with mn n -enders before strong —

**rAjan- + /su → **rAjA

**rAjan- + /au → !**rAjAnau

**rAjan- m + /jas
→ !**rAjAnas " s kings"

**rAjan- m + /am → rAjAnam

nAman- n + /jas OR /zas
→ nAman- + /zi by jazzasozziH
→ nAmAn- + /zi by this rule
→ !**nAmAni " s o names"

Examples with neuter vowel nounbases before strong /zi —

phala- n + /zi → **phalAni "fruits"

**dadhi- n + /jas OR /zas
→ dadhi + /zi
→ dadhin + /zi by napuMsakasy...
→ dadhIn + i by this rule
→ !**dadhIni "kinds of curds"

**madhu- + /zi → !**madhUni "kinds of honey", same steps

Why do we say "but not before /sambuddhi"?

When the /su is the /sambuddhi /su, there is no lengthening —

**rAjan- + /sambuddhi → **rAjan' , dropping s by halGyAbbhyodIrgh...

**yogin- + /sambuddhi → **yogin'

Why is there no nalopaHprAt... in **rAjan' **yogin' ?

Because of naGisambuddhy....

Why "before strong"?

Of course there will be no lengthening before weak. In addition to that, (an in )-enders will lose n by nalopaHprAt... when /pada —

**rAjan- + /bhis
→ **rAjabhis

**yogin- + /bhis
→ **yogibhis

and, when whimpy, an -enders will lose their a by alloponaH —

**rAjan- + /zas OR /Gasi OR /Gas
→ **rAjJas

All of your examples are mn — aren't there any f nounbases ending in n ?

With extremely rare exceptions not worth mentioning, the n -ending nounbases, when feminine, get /GI by RnnebhyoGIp — **rAjJI- , **yoginI- . So they work like **nadI- .

Kindly mention one of the not-worth-mentioning, please.

One would be **dAman- f "rope", allowed by manaH.

AFAIK, that **dAman- f appears only in grammar books as an example of manaH. When you mean "rope", please say rajju- f , pAza- m , or dAman- n instead.