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/vidvas- / विद्वस्

The nounbase /vidvas- means "sage" and is built with the affix /vasu, which is a rarely used replacement of /zatR.

As it is /udit, it gets /num before all strong by ugidacAMs.... As it is a s स्-ender, the a अ lengthens before that /num —

**vidvAn विद्वान् m

**vidvAMsam विद्वांसम्

**vidvAMsas विद्वांसस्

**vidvAMsau विद्वांसौ

**vidvAMsi विद्वांसि kulAni कुलानि

When /vasu is /pada, it becomes vad वद् by vasusraMsudhv... —

**vidvas- विद्वस् n + /su OR /am → **vidvat विद्वत् n

**vidvas- विद्वस् +/bhis → !**vidvadbhis विद्वद्भिस्

**vidvas- विद्वस् +/sup' → !**vidvatsu विद्वत्सु

When not bs and not /pada, /vasu is whimpy and gets /samprasAraNa by vasossampras... —

**viduSA विदुषा

**viduSAm विदुषाम्

**viduSas विदुषस्

Like all s स् t त् n न् enders, **vidvas- विद्वस् gets /GI when f . That makes it whimpy by vasossampras... —

**viduSI- विदुषीॱ