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(1) (i) Gamaņi (Mas.): ( He Gámaņi+ si) = He Gamaņi
(Vocative Singular) (ii) Sayambhū (Mas.): ( He Sayambhū+ si) - He Sayambhu
(Vocative Singular) (iii)Lacchi (Fem.): ( He Lacchi +si) - He Lacchi
(Vocative Singular) (iv)Bahü (Fem.): (He Bahū+si) - He Bahu (Vocative Singular)
39. Kvipah' 3/43
Kvipah (Kvip) 5/1 After long i-ending and long u-ending Masculine words, the long vowel becomes short. On having ță, jas and śas after long i-ending and long uending Masculine words and on adding ņā (3/24) in place of ţă, and ņo (3/22) in place of jas and sas long vowel becomes short.
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1. Masculine și-ending and pu- ending, etc. words are known as words taking the ‘kvip'suffix. Thus Masculine long i-ending and Masculine long u-ending words may be known as words with a ‘kvip'suffix. According to Hemacandra's Commentary in Sūtras 3/43, on adding the ņå and ņo suffixes after Masculine long i-ending and Masculine longu - ending Nouns the long vowel becomes
short. (1) (i) Gāmaņi (Mas.): (Gāmaņi+tā)= (Gāmaņi+ņā) = (Gāmaņi+ ņā)
- Gamaniņa (Instrumental Singular) (ii) Sayambhū (Mas.): (Sayambhū+țā)= (Sayambhū+ņā) = one (Sayambhu+ ņā) - Sayambhuņā (Instrumental Singular) (2) (i)Gämaņi (Mas.): (Gamani+jas)= (Gámani+ņo) = (Gāmaņi+ ņo) - Gamaņiņo
(Nominative Plural) (ii)Sayambhu (Mas.): (Sayambhū+ jas)= (Sayaṁbhū+ņo) =
(Sayambhu+ ņo) = Sayambhuņo (Nominative Plural) Advanced Praksta Grammar
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