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 e. In and  we have a prefixed. In the words ending in, the has probably the same value with that of  (above, 1157 g); but  has gained a more independent status, and may be best treated as a separate suffix.

1159. अनि. The words made by this suffix have the same double value with those made by the preceding suffixes. Their accent is various. Thus:

a. Feminine action-nouns, sometimes with concreted meaning: as, impulse,  injury,  brightness,  blow,  missile,  track; and -, -, -.

b. Adjectives and other agent-words are: fire-stick,  movable,  enlightener,  quick,  pipe,  scattering,  strengthener,  track. and one or two other late words are probably variants to stems in. From a reduplicated root-form comes -. From desiderative stems are made, , and (with prefix). And a small number of words appear to attach themselves to an -aorist stem: thus,, ,.

c. It is questionable whether the infinitives in (978) are to be put here, as accusatives of a formation in, or under the next suffix, as locatives of a formation in , from roots and stems increased by an aoristic.

1160. अन्. Not many words are made with a suffix of this form, and of these few are plainly to be connected with roots. Certain rare neuters (along with the doubtful infinitives) are nouns of action; the rest are masculine and neuter agent-nouns. The accent is various.

a. The infinitives which admit of being referred to this suffix, as locative cases, are those in, of which the sibilant may be the final of a tense-stem. They are all given above (978).

b. The other action-nouns in are  greatness,  authority (RV., once: compare ; the accent-relation is the reverse of the usual one), and  depth (VS., once); and PB. has once.

c. Agent-nouns (in part of doubtful connection) are: ox,  eye,  carpenter,  proper name,  name of a god,  marrow,  king,  virile, bull,,  ( Āpast.); also -, , -, -, with , , , and the stems , , etc. (430–4), filling up the inflection of other defective stems.

d. With prefixes occur and, ,.