deriv SD cv (559) ashtadhyayi.com hei.de L 559 ETT STT a 7.1.5 ALPH OLDHOMEPAGE NEWHOMEPAGE

AtmanepadeSv an-ataH

आत्मनेपदेष्वनतः ONPANINI 71005

Replace /jha /jhe''' with /ata''' /ate''' unless after a अ.

Exception to << jhontaH, which would have made /anta''' /ante'''.

ci चि + /laT /jha
→ !**cinvate चिन्वते

ci चि + /loT /jha
→ !**cinvatAm चिन्वताम्

ci चि + /laG /jha
→ !**acinvata अचिन्वत

**lunate लुनते

**lunatAm लुनताम्

**alunata अलुनत

Why "unless after a अ"?

After a अ verbbases, we get << jhontaH normally —

cyu च्यु + /laT /jha → cyu च्यु + /zap + /ante''' → !**cyavante च्यवन्ते "they drop off"

plu प्लु + /laT /jha → **plava- प्लवॱ + /ante''' → !**plavante प्लवन्ते "they jump"

The only bent affixes that have jh झ् are /jha and the replacements of jha. Why does /pANini say "in the bents" instead of just saying "in /jha", that is shorter?

That's very good thinking. As a reward, I will allow you to look for the solution of that puzzle yourself.