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 of adapted character, that has aborted,  of favorable mind,  of exalted power,  of assuaged fury,  free from  guile,  handless.

b. In a comparatively small number of cases, the accent is otherwise, and generally on the final: thus, (AV. ),, etc.; in an instance or two, that of the final member: thus,  having a common young.

1306. Possessive compounds with an ordinary adverb as prior member are also found in every period of the language. They usually have the accent which belongs to the adverb as independent word.

a. Examples are: bringing near help,  calling down the gods,  helping on this side,  with mind directed hither,  wearing the braid on the right side,  of various character,  of manifold aspect,  with faces on all sides,  of immediate aid,  of various form,  with udder,  with mark below,  with face on one side,  of such sort.

b. An instance or two of irregular accent are met with: thus, whose chariot is foremost,  so-minded.

1307. a. It was pointed out in the preceding chapter (1222 h) that the indifferent suffix is often added to a pure possessive compound, to help the conversion of the compounded stem into an adjective; especially, where the final of the stem is less usual or manageable in adjective inflection.

b. Also, the compound possessive stem occasionally takes further a possessive-making suffix: thus,.

c. The frequent changes which are undergone by the final of a stem occurring at the end of a compound are noticed further on (1315).

1308. The possessive compounds are not always used in the later language with the simple value of qualifying adjective; often they have a pregnant sense, and become the equivalents of dependent clauses; or the having which is implied in them obtains virtually the value of our having as sign of past time.

a. Thus, for example, possessing attained adolescence, i.e. having arrived at adolescence;  with unstudied books, i. e. who has neglected study;  possessing performed effort, i. e. on whom effort is expended;  having the sight of the ring as termination, i. e. destined to end on sight of the ring;  having an extracted despair-arrow, i. e. when I shall have extracted the barb of despair;  let him be made with heard details, i. e. let him be informed of the details;  Rāma has seen my prowess,  like