deriv SD cv (264) ashtadhyayi.com hei.de L 264 ETT STT a 7.1.72 ALPH OLDHOMEPAGE NEWHOMEPAGE

napuMsakasya jhal;acaH

नपुंसकस्य झलचः ONPANINI 71072

Neuters (get /num before /zi), except funny-enders.

Examples with vowel-enders —

**phala- फलॱ + /zi → **phalAni फलानि

**madhu- मधुॱ + /zi → **madhUni मधूनि "kinds of honey"

**dadhi- दधिॱ + /zi → **dadhIni दधीनि "kinds of curd"

Examples with serious-enders —

**manas- मनस् n + /jas
→ manas मनस् + /zi by jazzasozziH
→ manas मनस् + /num + /zi by this rule
→ manans मनन्स् + /zi by midacontyAtp...
→ manAns मनान्स् + i इ by sAntamahat...
→ manAMs मनांस् + i इ by nazcApadAnt...
→ !**manAMsi मनांसि " s o minds".

cakSus- चक्षुस् n + /zi → **cakSUMSi चक्षूंषि

udazvit- उदश्वित् n + /zi → udazvinti उदश्विन्ति "mixtures" (no sAntamahat... here)

Why "except funny-enders" ?

The only funny letters that appear at the end of nounbases are n न्, r र् and v व्, of which n न् is common, r र् is seldom, and v व् appears in greendogs.

Counterexamples with n न् —

nAman- नामन् + /zi
→ nAmAn नामान् + /zi by sarvanAmasth...
→ **nAmAni नामानि "names"

trizIrSan- त्रिशीर्षन् + /zi + **rakSas- रक्षस् + /zi → trizIrSANi rakSAMsi त्रिशीर्षाणि रक्षांसि "threeheaded demons"

Counterexamples with 5 ५ —

catur- चतुर् + /zi
→ catuAri चतुआरि by caturanaD...
→ !**catvAri चत्वारि by ikoyaNaci

bahupur- बहुपुर् + /zi + rAjyAni राज्यानि
→ bahupuri rAjyAni बहुपुरि राज्यानि "kingdoms that have many cities"

Counterexamples with v व् —

sudivi rAjyAni सुदिवि राज्यानि "kingdoms that have good skies"

Wait, aren't /yam, /yaN, /Nal, /Jay, /ghaJ and /tiG nounbases?

Hmm yes they are. But they only appear in /pANini, and /pANini never uses them before /zi, so nvm.