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 1234. वन्. The secondary derivatives in this suffix belong to the older language, and are a small number, of which extremely few have more than an occurrence or two.

a. They have the aspect of being produced under the joint influence of primary and secondary. A final short vowel is usually lengthened before the suffix. The accent is various, but oftenest on the penult of the stem. The feminine (like that of the derivatives in primary : 1169 f) is in.

b. The Vedic examples are: from -stems, or  (and f. ),, and ; from -stems,  (and f. ); from -stems, , and  (only in the further derivative ); ; from consonant-stems,  (bad AV. variant to RV. );  (TA. also ). Somewhat anomalous are (for ?), and  (for ?). The only words of more than sporadic occurrence are.

c. (see b) is the only example of external combination with this suffix.

1235. मन्त्. This is a twin-suffix to वन्त् (above, 1233); their derivatives have the same value, and are to some extent exchangeable with one another. But possessives in मन्त् are much less frequent (in the older language, about a third as many), and are only very rarely made from -stems.

a. If the accent of the primitive word is on the final, it is in the great majority of instances (three quarters) thrown forward upon the added suffix; otherwise, it maintains its place unchanged. A final vowel before the suffix is in only a few cases made long. Examples are:

b. With the accent of the primitive unchanged: rich in barley, and  n. pr. (these alone from -stems, and the first only occurring once); possessing sheep,  bearing the thunderbolt,  rich in herbs,  carrying an axe,  possessing good things,  rich in sweets,  accompanied by Tvashtar,  provided with priests,  long-lived,  full of brightness; —  accompanied with meteors,  (?),  having young shoots,  rich in kine,  winged,  with libation,  humped,  (with irregular assimilation of : VS. has also ) gleaming,  shining,  with libations,  with drops.