deriv SD cv (104) ashtadhyayi.com hei.de L 104 ETT STT a 8.3.28 ALPH OLDHOMEPAGE NEWHOMEPAGE

G;NoH kuk;Tuk zari

ङ्णोः कुक्टुक्शरि ONPANINI 83028

Optionally add k क् T ट् after G ङ् N ण् before a /zar.

So —

**prAG प्राङ् + **zete शेते → !**prAGkzete प्राङ्क्शेते "eastern dude sleeps"

The added k may also trigger the optional rule zazchoTi —

**prAG प्राङ् + **zete शेते → prAGk zete प्राङ्क्शेते → !**prAGkchete प्राङ्क्छेते

Why do we say "optionally"?

Because this is fine too —

!**prAGzete प्राङ्शेते

So we have three good ways of saying that: **prAGkzete प्राङ्क्शेते, **prAGkchete प्राङ्क्छेते, **prAGzete प्राङ्शेते. Pick your own.

If we believe the Kiparsky thesis, we must conclude that /pANini thought that adding k क् T ट् is preferable. This agrees with the fact that he said lRGkSu लृङ्क्षु in sUtra luGlaGlRGkSvaD..., even though shorter lRGSu लृङ्षु would have worked too.

Are there any examples with N ण्?

/kAzikA has these —

vaNT zete वण्ट्शेते

vaN zete वण्शेते

No idea what's that vaN वण्. Maybe it is the root of vaNati वणति "makes a sound", or maybe a /pratyAhAra for v व् r र् l ल्. IDK.