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 a. From √, the 2d sing. act. would be ; from √ ; from √, ; and so on. From √, too, would be made.

704. In the earliest language, the rule as to the omission of after a root with final vowel does not hold good: in RV., such forms as, and , are nearly thrice as frequent in use as , and their like; in AV., however, they are only one sixth as frequent; and in the Brāhmaṇas they appear only sporadically: even  (with ) occurs several times in RV. RV. has the 1st sing. act. . The ending is found in  and, and. The strong stem-form is found in 2d du. act. in and ; and in 2d pl. act. in and  and  and  and, and. The ending occurs only in the forms just quoted.

705. The endings अन्त् and आन  are added to the weak form of tense stem: thus, from √सु  come act. सुन्वन्त् (fem. सुन्वती ), mid. सुन्वान ; from √तन्, तन्वन्त् (fem. तन्वती ), तन्वान. From √आप्, they are आप्नुवन्त् and आप्नुवान.

706. The combination of augmented stem and endings is according to the rules already stated: thus,

a. Here, as elsewhere, the briefer forms are allowed, and more usual, except from roots with final consonant, as : which makes, for example, always  etc., and also.