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znA;'bhyastayor AtaH

श्नाॱऽभ्यस्तयोरातः ONPANINI 64112

(Before /kGit hard,) erase the A आ of /znA or an /abhyasta.

Because of the exception IhalyaghoH >, this will only work (1) before vowels, and (2) on /ghu bases.

(1a) examples with /znA bases before vowel apit endings

**krINA- क्रीणाॱ + /laT /jhi → krIN- क्रीण् + /anti''' → **krINanti क्रीणन्ति "they buy"
**lunA- लुनाॱ + /laT /jha → lun- लुन् + /ate''' → **lunate लुनते "they reap"

(1b) examples with /abhyasta bases before vowel apit endings

**jahA- जहाॱ + /laT /jhi → jah- जह् + /ati''' → **jahati जहति "they quit"

(2) examples with /ghu bases before all apit endings

**dadA- ददाॱ + /laT /tas → dad- दद् + /tas → **dattas दत्तस् "they2 give"

**dadA- ददाॱ + /laT /jhi → dad- दद् + /ati''' → **dadati ददति "they3 give"

Why "/kGit"?

The A आ stays before /pit endings, which are not /kGit, by sArvadhAtuk... — **krINAti क्रीणाति.

Why "hard"?

In the /liT, which is soft by liTca, the A आ may disappear anyway, but never by this rule — as for instance **dadhus दधुस् loses A आ by usyapadAntAt.

Why bother saying "of a /znA or an /abhyasta"?

yA या and vA वा are /adAdi, so they keep their A आ —

vA वा + /laT /jhi → **yAnti यान्ति "they go"
vA वा + /laT /jhi → !**vAnti वान्ति "they blow"