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 conjugation: thus, (BhP.),  and  3d pl. (MBh.); and the fem. participles  and  (MBh.: against 449 b). The anomalous occurs also in MBh. and Vas.

1033. a. Desiderative forms outside the present-system are extremely rare in the oldest language. The RV. has only perfect forms from a stem — thus, ;  — along with the present forms  etc.,  (pple): they show that  or  has taken on the character of an independent root. In AV. are found two aorist forms, and, and a participle or two from  (see below, 1037 a, 1039 a) — all of them from stems which have lost their distinct desiderative meaning, and come to bear an independent value. The forms noted from the other earlier texts will be given in full below.

b. In the later language, a complete system of verbal forms is allowed to be made in the desiderative conjugation, the desiderative stem, less its final vowel, being treated as a root. Thus:

1034. Perfect. The desiderative perfect is the periphrastic (1070 ff.).

a. Thus, etc.;  etc. Such forms are made in ÇB. from √√; and in ChU. from.

b. Apparent perfect forms of the ordinary kind made from in RV. have been noticed in the preceding paragraph. And AB. (viii. 21. 10) has once thou hast desired to give.

1035. Aorist. The aorist is of the -form: thus, ऐप्सिषम्, अतितिक्षिषि.

a. The AV. has, and (augmentless, with  prohibitive: 579). TB. has ; ÇB. and, and ; KB. ; JUB. ; and AA. . No examples have been found in the later language.

b. A precative is also allowed — thus, ; but it never occurs.

1036. Futures. The futures are made with the auxiliary vowel इ : thus, ईप्सिष्यामि and ईप्सितास्मि ; तितिक्षिष्ये  and तितिक्षिताहे.

a. The ÇB. has and. Such forms as (MBh.),  (R.), and  (GGS.) are doubtless presents, with -- blunderingly for --.