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Use the first endings when calling someone.

**rAjan- राजन् + /jas → he हे **rAjAnas राजानस् "hey kings"
**azva- अश्वॱ + /su → he हे **azva' अश्वऽ "hey horse"
he हे **rAjan' राजन्ऽ "hey king"

This sUtra sounds the same as sUtra 3.2.125 sambodhanec....

See also uses of cases.

What does he हे mean?

It means "hey". And sounds a lot like English "hey!" too. It is optional. So you may address durgA दुर्गा either as —

he girivaravindhyazirodhinivAsini हे गिरिवरविन्ध्यशिरोधिनिवासिनि "hey dwelleress of the peak of the vindhya mountain range!"

or simply as —

girivaravindhyazirodhinivAsini गिरिवरविन्ध्यशिरोधिनिवासिनि "dwelleress of the peak of the vindhya mountain range!"

Why did the s स् in he azva हे अश्व disappear?

Because of ekavacan... >> and other sUtras.

Shouldn't he azva हे अश्व be hezva हेश्व by eGaHpadAnt...?

Yes, hezva हेश्व is correct too. But iirc, some rule that I forgot allows you to skip the usual /sandhi rules after some short words like he हे, u उ and others.

You mean that he हे is /pragRhya?

No, I meant what I said — that I forgot what rule does that. Sorry.

And he हे is definitely not a /pragRhya — after a /pragRhya the eGaHpadAnt... deletion is not optional, it is forbidden.

In that case I will not accept your bad memory as authority.

You do saintly. I mistrust it myself. Ignore everything I wrote after "iirc".