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 possessive (compare the similar exceptions under possessive suffixes, 1230 g, 1233 f). Examples are: of or for all men, belonging to all (and so, and , ),  of every autumn,  for bad roads,  [battle] of two kings,  carried on horseback,  abiding with heroes,  at full moon,  for no divinity,  or - for many divinities,  not lasting a fallfull [sic] year,  for eleven dishes,  for Soma and Indra. And the compounds with final member in mentioned at 1296 b are probably of the same character. But also in the later language, some of the so-called -compounds (1312) belong with these: so itself, as meaning worth two cows,  bought for two ships; also occasional cases like  of the gods and demons,  of man and horse,  with discus and club,  violating the teacher's bed.

1295. The possessive compound is distinguished from its substrate, the determinative, generally by a difference of accent. This difference is not of the same nature in all the divisions of the class; but oftenest, the possessive has as a compound the natural accent of its prior member (as in most of the examples given above).

1296. Possessively used dependent compounds, or possessive dependents, are very much less common than those corresponding to the other division of determinatives.

a. Further examples are: having the plumes of peacocks,  having the brightness of fire,  wearing the aspect of relatives,  desiring a husband,  having an elephant's feet,  having kshatriyas for relatives.

b. The accent is, as in the examples given, regularly that of the prior member, and exceptions are rare and of doubtful character. A few compounds with derivatives in have the accent of the final member: e. g.  serving as drink for Indra,  serving as seat for the gods,  being source of wealth; but they contain no implication of possession, and are possibly in character, as in accent, dependent (but compare 1294 b). Also a few in, as men-beholding,  men-bearing,  field-prospering, are probably to be judged in the same way.

1297. Possessively used descriptive compounds, or possessive descriptives, are extremely numerous and of every variety of character; and some kinds of combination which are rare in proper descriptive use are very common as possessives.

a. They will be taken up below in order, according to the