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संयोगान्तस्य लोपः ONPANINI 82023

When a /pada ends in two consonants, erase the last one.

Example. The /kvip nounbase !**yunj- युन्ज् becomes padafinal sometimes —

yunj- युन्ज् + /su
→ yuGg युङ्ग् by other rules
→ **yuG युङ् by this rule

The base /zreyas- ends in an /udit affix —

/zreyas- + /su → zreyAns श्रेयान्स् by other rules → **zreyAn श्रेयान् by this rule

Base /hanumat- is formed with /matup so it is /udit too —

/hanumat- + /su → hanumant हनुमन्त् by other rules → **hanumAn हनुमान् by this rule

As this deletion is /asiddha to the <16 nalopaHprAt... rule, <16 nalopaHprAt... does not trigger and the n न् in zreyAn श्रेयान् and hanumAn हनुमान् stays.

This rule will work with rs र्स् just fine —

pur- पुर् + /su → pUrss पूर्ःस् by rvorupadhAy... → pUrs पूर्स् by halGyAbbhyodIrgh... → pUr पूर् by this rule

but a group of r र् + non-s स् consonants is spared, by the exception rAtsasya > q.v.