उगितश् च

Adhyāya 4 · Pāda 1 · Rule 6

And after what has an indicatory uk (u , ṛ or ḷ) the affix ṅīp is used denoting a feminine.,

The उक् is a pratyahara meaning उ, ऋ and त । Wherever it is possible to make these letters indicatory, in whatever way it may be, that word-form is called उगित् । That which ends with such a word is meant here. A pratipadika pure and simple, not formed by an affix, may be उगित्, thus the pronoun भवतु among the sarvanamas: an affix may be उगित् as the affixes क्तवतु and शतृ, and therefore, the words formed by these affixes will be उगित्; similarly a letter may be उगित् as तृ meaning त् in 6.4.127, (\तु is the substitute of the final of an inflective base ending in अर्वन् &c\)

Thus, भवत् 'honored' sir.—f. भवती 'madam'. Applying the rule of tadantavidhi, we have अतिभवत्-अतिभवती 'most exalted lady'. Similarly पचत् (formed by adding शतृ 3.2.124), forms the feminine पचन्ती, the नुम् comes by (VII. I. 82). So also यजनी 'a female sacrificing'; अर्वत् अर्वती 'a mare'.

Vart:- Prohibition must be stated in the case of verbal roots having an indicatory 'uk'. Thus the roots स्रंसु 'to fall down', ध्वंसु 'to fall down' have indicatory उ; and we get from these roots, the pratipadikas like उखास्रत् and पर्णध्वत्,3.2.76. The उखास्रत् ब्राह्मणी, पर्णध्वत् ब्राह्मणी ॥ Here, the feminine is not formed by adding ङीप् ।

Vart:- The pratipadikas ending with the verb 'anchu', however, take the affix ङीप् । As, प्राची, प्रती़ही, उदीची ॥,

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