1 VI. DECLENSION. NOUNS. CONSONANT STEMS. gir-vanas, gir-vahas, jāta-vedas, deva-śravas, dhrsan-manas 'bold-minded', nr-caksas, nr-manas, puru-ravas, pra-cetas, brahma-vahas, mitra-mahas, vaja-pramahas 'superior in strength', visva-caksas, visva-dhayas, visva-manas, vrşa-maņas, satya-rādhas, su-draviņas 'having fine property', su-mahas 'very great', sva-tavas, sv-ojas 3. f. uşas; a-hanas, tigma-tejas (AV. VS.). n. dravinas, śárdhas. 231 Du. N. A. V. m. apásā, tavásā, tośásāª 'showering', yaśásā, vedhasā; a-repásā, āśu-hésasa 'having neighing horses', ya-cakṣasā 'of far-reaching sight', uktha-vahasā, uru-cákṣasā, krsty-ojasa 'overpowering men', gambhira- cetasa 'of profound mind', gó-parīnasa, jätá-vedasā, tád-okasā, na-vedasā, nr-cákṣasā, ny-váhasa 'conveying men', puru-dámsasa 'abounding in wonder- ful deeds', puru-bhojasā, pūtá-dakṣasā 5 'pure-minded', prthu-pákṣasā broad- flanked', prá-cetasã, prá-mahasă, bodhin-manasa, mata-vacasă 'heeding prayers', mano-javasa, yajña-vahasā, riśádasā, vatsa-pracetasa 'mindful of Vatsa', vi- cetasā, vi-pakṣasā 'going on both sides', vipra-vahasa 'receiving the offerings of the wise', viśvá-bhojasā, viśvá-vedasā, vy-ènasa 'guiltless', śréstha-varcasă 'having most excellent energy', sa-jóṣasā, V. sátyaujasā (TS. IV. 7. 15²), sá-manasa 'unanimous', samaná-varcasa 'having equal vigour', sám-okasā, sá-vayasā 'having equal vigour', sá-vedasā ‘having equal wealth', sindhu-vāhasā 'passing through the sea' (?), su-dámsasă, su-prayásā, su-rādhasā, su-rétasā, su-vácasa 'very eloquent, sv-ávasa, hitá-prayasa 'who has offered an oblation of food', híranya-peśasā 'having golden lustre¹6. With au: a-repásau, V. jāta-vedasau (TS. 1. 3. 7²), nr-cákṣasau, prá-cetasau (VS. xxvIII. 7), višvá- sardhasau 'forming a complete troop', sá-cetasau (VS. v. 3; Kh. III. 15¹³), sa- jóşasau (VS. XII. 74), sá-manasau (TS. 1. 3. 7²), sám-okasau (TS. 1. 3. 7²)7. f. uşása and uşásã³, náktoşása 'night and morning', an-ehása, uru-vyácasa, nr-cákṣasā (AV.), bhúri-retasã, bhúri-varpasā 'multiform', visvá-peśasā, sá- cetusā, sá-manasā, su-dámsasãº, su-péśasā. With -au: ap-sarásau (AV.), a-repásau, uşásau (VS.xx1.50), yaśásau; nr-cákṣasau, viśvá-šardhasau, vy- ènasau (AV.) ™O. - n. ándhasi, krándasī, jánasi, drádhasī (TS. III. 2. 2²) 'gar- ments', nábhasī (AV.), nádhasī ‘refuges', pákṣasī (AV.), pájasī, rájasī, vácasī, vásasī (TS. I. 5. 10¹). D. m. sa-jósobhyām (VS. vII. 8). G. n. dikṣā-tapásos¹¹ (VS. IV. 2) 'consecration and penance'. - I In VI. 246 GRASSMANN would read girvaváhas, as N.; cp. LANMAN 564². 2 TS.1.5. 11³ has praceto rájan; the original passage, RV. I. 2414, has pracetā rājan (Pada, pracetaḥ); see LANMAN 564³. 3 Transition forms are sá-pratha (TB.), candra-mas (AV.), vayo-dhas, dravino-das. 4 With lengthened vowel. 5 Probably to be explained as a transition form (p. 225, 3). 6 Also the transition forms candrámasā, surya-candramásā. — Pl. N. V. m. ángirasas, apásas, tavásas, dámunasas, duvásas 'rest- less', mrgayásas 'wild animals', yaśásas, rakşásas, vedhásas, síkvasas; á-giraukasas 'not to be kept back by hymns' (girá), a-cetásas, a-codásas 'unurged', ádbhutainasas 'in whom no fault (énas) is visible', an-avabhrá- radhasas giving undiminished wealth', án-agasas, an-ehásas, a-repásas, á-vicetasas 'unwise', a-sésasas 'without descendants', áśva-radhasas 'equipping horses', á-sami-savasas 'having complete strength', a-hanasas, ukthá-vahasas, úd-ojasas, uru-vyácasas (VS. xxvII. 16), kşetra-sádhasas, gambhīrá-vepasas, 7 Also the transition forms surya-candra- másau, varco-dásau (VS. VII. 27), sa-jóșau. 8 In the Pada text uşásā. 9 In VII. 73¹ puru-dámsā is perhaps a con- tracted form. 10 Also the transition forms žșé (VS.), a-dveşé, vi-dradhé. 11 There are also in the f. the transition forms uṣabhyām I. and ródasos G.
