e is optionally substituted for a and ā of the seven roots 1. phaṇ 2. rāj 3. bhrāj 4. bhrāś 5. ślāś 6. syām and 7. svan and the reduplicate is elided thereby, before the affixes of the liṭ (Perfect Tense) having an indicatory k (or ṅ) as well as before thal of the liṭ (Perfect Tense) having the augment iṭ,
Thus फेणतुः, फेणुः, फेणिथ or पफणतुः, पफणुः, पफणिथ; रेजतुः, रेजुः, रेजिथ, or रराजतुः, रराजुः, रराजिथ; भ्रेजे, भ्रेजाते, भ्रेजिरे, or बभ्राजे, बभ्राजाते, बभ्राजिरे, भ्रेशे, भ्रेशाते, भ्रेशिरे, or बभ्राशे, बभ्राशाते, बभ्राशिरे; भ्लेशे, भ्लेशाते, भ्लेशिरे, or बभ्लाशाते, बभ्लाशाते, बभ्लाशिरे; स्येमतुः, स्येमुः, स्येमिथ, or सस्यमतुः, सत्यमुः, सस्यमिथः; स्वेनतुः, स्वेनुः, स्वेनिथ, or सस्वनतुः, सस्वनुः, सस्वनिथ. Why of \seven\? Observe, दध्वनतुः, दध्वनुः, दध्वनिथ ॥ The Phanadi is a subdivision of Bhuadi (873-879),