VI. DECLENSION. NOUNS. VOWEL STEMS. — The forms actually occurring are the following: Sing. N. A. I. m. vís.- f. dhís, bhís, śrís. - 2. m. itthádhīs, kṣatra- śrís, ghṛta-śrís, darśata-śrís, dūrá-adhis, márya-śrīs, visváto-dhis, sv-adhis. f. abhi-sris. 3. m. agre-nis (VS. VI. 2), grāma-nís, takva-vís, deva-vts and deva-vis, patsu-tas-śís, pada-nis (AV.), pada-vís, pari-vís (VS. vI. 6), parṇa-vis, pra-krís (AV.), pra-nenis, madhyama-sís, manyu-mís, yajña-nís, yajña-prís (VS. XXVII. 31), vaša-nís, sadyaḥ-krís, senā-nís, skambha-nis (VS. 1. 19), syona-sis. f. pra-kris (AV.), vrata-nis. B. m. á-rathis', prāvis, su-prāvis, rathis² sahásra-starīs, híranya-vāsīs. f. á-dur-mangalīs, aruṇis, kalyāṇis, kṛṣṇís, kṣonis ³, gandharvís, gaurís, jātrísª (AV.), tandrís (AV.), dūtis, naptís, nāḍis, mahişís5 (TS. 1. 2. 12²), yamís, yātudhānis (AV.), rathís, lakṣmís, lalāmís, višva-rūpís (TS.1.5.6²), vrkís, šakațís, šabalís (TS.Iv. 3. 115), sasarparís, simhís (TS. I. 2. 12²), su-mangalis, staris¹. Acc. A. 1. f. dhiyam, bhiyam, śriyam. - 2. m. dur-adhiam, sv-ādhiam, adhvara-śriyam, kṣatra-śriyam, ghrta-śriyam, jana-śriyam, yajña-śriyam, su- śriyam, hari-śriyam³. f. abhi-śriyam. 3. m. gatha-niíam, grama-niam (VS. xxx. 20), yajña-níam; devā-viam, pratī-viam; abhi-priyam, ghṛta-priyam (AV.), brahma-priyam. f. deva-viam 9. B. m. rathíam, su-praviam. f. atharviam, arayiam, kumariam (AV.), kūdiam (AV.), gauriam, nadiam, naptiam, nandiam, prapharvíam, yamíam, lakṣmiam (AV.), lalāmiam (AV.), vibaliam, viliptiam (AV.), vilīḍhiam (AV.), viśva-rupiam, vrkiam, simhíam, surmiam, stariamo, sphigiam, svariam. 12 I. A. 1. f. dhiya, bhiyá, śriyá. - 2. m. du-dhia. ā-dhiá ¹2 (AV.). B. m. rathia. - f. tila-piñjia ¹² (AV.), mandukia, vesía, sahasra-parniá ¹2 (AV.), sūrmia, sphigia.. may be a contraction for tapania ¹3. D. A. 1. f. dhiyé, śriyé. f. à-dhie. - 3. m. gana-śriye (VS. xxII. 30), yajña-priye; jihma-sie, sena-nie (VS. XVI. 17). - B. m. rathie, su-pravie ¹4. G. 15 A. I. f. dhiyás. - 2. m. dū-dhias, 3. m. gana-śriyas; gatha-nías, manyu-mias ¹7. f. atharías, ápias 18, nadías, nişti-grias, prsanías, mesias, srnías. L. f. gaurí (IX. 12³) and sarasi (vII. 103²) may be locatives containing the normal ending -i. - - ¹ There is also the transition form arís (VS. VI. 36). 2 On rathiva occurring once or twice for rathir iva, cp. LANMAN 375 (bottom). 3 The N. sing. once (1. 1805) appears without the -s as ksoni. This word has other forms also according to the deri vative - declension; cp. LANMAN 372 (bottom). — 4 The reading of the Mss. in AV.xx. 48² is játrīs; the edition has jánis. 5 This is a transition from the derivative - declension for the máhişi of the RV. 6 The AV. has su-mangali three times; cp. LANMAN 377 (top). 7 There are also the transition forms árātīs (VI. 45), šakvarís (TS. Iv. 4. 4¹), devis (AV. VI. 592); vartanis (1. 1409) is a purely metrical lengthening; cp. LANMAN 377². 8 This form is also once (Val. II. 10) used in agreement with a neuter substantive (gotrám). — 2. m. itthá-dhiye, dur-adhie, du-dhie. 271 - f. avadya-bhiyá palaliá ¹² (AV.), The form tapani 12 f. nandie, meşie, vykie. su-dhías. n. sv-adhías 16 B. m. ahías, su-prāvias. —— II 9 9 In agreement with tvácam (1x. 745). 10 This form is once (VII.688) pronounced staryàm, being one of the two only examples in the RV. of the 7 in this declension being prononnced as y before a vowel. 11 Accented as if-bhiya were used indepen- dently; the form occurs in a late hymn (x. 1073). 12 Irregular accentuation of the ending. 13 Otherwise it may be an I. of the deri- vative 7-declension. 14 Cp. LANMAN 382³. 15 There is no example of an ablative. 16 This seems to be the only actual n. form of this declension in the RV. 17 The form ahi-ghnyás (AV.) is a transition form with shift of accent from the deri- vative 7-declension. 18 The form arunis (1. 121³) may be con- tracted for arunias.
