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Sandhi 1
Sandhi 1
prva sattvam
devan dadara
This assimilation takes place neither before the fricatives (, , s, h) nor before r, and happens only rarely before the other semivowels: before y before v l before l ava + vin `without a horse'
ava
ivna )
yaa + prpa `s/he obtained fame' yaa prpa purua + khanati `the man digs' purua khanati
Rules
2.
of
external
sandhi
for
visarga:
Word-finally,
ava + tihati `the horse stands' avas tihati tai + akai `with those hoes' tai akai tata + ca `and then' tata ca
Rules
of
external
sandhi
for
visarga:
3. Word-final before any voiced sound: dev + gacchanti `the gods go'
dev gacchanti
Rules
of
external
sandhi
for
visarga:
4. Word-final a o before any voiced consonant: deva + gacchati `the god goes'
devo gacchati
deva + rocate `the god shines' devo rocate
Rules
of
external
sandhi
for
visarga:
5. Word-final a a before any vowel other than short a: deva + ste `the god sits'
Rules
of
external
sandhi
for
visarga:
6. When word-final a is followed by a, a o and the following a is elided (where elision is indicated by the used of the avagraha): deva + asti `he is a god'
Rules
of
external
sandhi
for
visarga:
7. Before a consonant, the words sa `that' and ea `this' behave exceptionally. Optionally, they lose their final before any consonant (voiced or voiceless): sa + gacchati `that one goes'
or nasal, provided that a palatal, retroflex, or dental consonant doesn't intervene between the r// and the