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उगिदचां सर्वनामस्थाने ऽधातोः ONPANINI 71070

An /ugit nounbase, when it is before a strong, gets /num. So does /ac'''. But no other rootnouns.

The expression "gets /num" means "gets n न् inserted after its last vowel".

Examples. **hanumat- हनुमत् is an /ugit nounbase because it is /udit. So is **hasat- हसत्.

Wait, how do we know that **hanumat- हनुमत् and **hasat- हसत् are /ugit? I hear no labelletters in them.

Affix /matup is /udit. Affix /zatR is /Rdit. So both are /ugit affixes.

By rule yenavidhist..., whatever ends in an /ugit affix is an /ugit.

**hanumat- हनुमत् ends in /matup because of its original meaning of "the guy with the odd jaw".

**hasat- हसत् ends /zatR because it means "guy that is laughing".

Okay, as I was saying — when /hanumat- is before strong /am —

**hanumat- हनुमत् + /am
→ hanumant- हनुमन्त् + /am by this rule
→ **hanumantam हनुमन्तम्

**hanumat- हनुमत् + /su → **hanumAn हनुमान्

And **hasat- हसत् is an /ugit nounbase too, because it is /Rdit —

**hasat- हसत् + /am
→ hasant- हसन्त् + /am by this rule
→ **hasantam हसन्तम्

**hasat- हसत् + /su → **hasan हसन्

Then **vidvas- विद्वस्, which ends in /vasu, is /udit too —

**vidvas- विद्वस् + /au → **vidvAMsau विद्वांसौ

Why is the n न् added after the last vowel?

See /num.

Can you give examples with /ac'''?

/prati + /ac''' + /am
→ /prati + anc अन्च् + /am by this rule
→ /prati + aJc अंच् + /am by nazcApadAnt...
→ /prati + aJc अञ्च् + /am by anusvArasy...
→ **pratyaJcam प्रत्यञ्चम्

/pra + /ac''' + /am → **prAJcam प्राञ्चम्

Why "no rootnouns"?

Eg, this compound from the /udit root sraMsu स्रंसु —

!**ukhAsrat- उखास्रत् "fallen from the pan"

does not get /num before any affixes.

Why do we bother to say "ugit"?

Nounbase **sat- सत् meaning "a good guy" has neither /udit nor /Rdit —

**sat- सत् + /su → **sat सत्