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taranatha1903 Collected Teachings of Taranatha JT381 The supremely clear commentary on the Sutra of Sarasvati Grammar, entitled..g2.0f

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Kṣatriyas and Vaiśyas do not receive īp. If used as feminine, āp is given, such as Kṣatriyā (Sanskrit Devanagari: क्षत्रिया, Sanskrit Romanization: kṣatriyā, literal Chinese meaning: Kshatriya woman), Vaiśyā (Sanskrit Devanagari: वैश्या, Sanskrit Romanization: vaiśyā, literal Chinese meaning: Vaishya woman), etc. ༈ To express the initial age, īp is produced from at. As stated, without expressing meanings such as old age and adulthood, but expressing the initial age, i.e., children and adolescents, feminine words receive īp, such as Kumāra (Sanskrit Devanagari: कुमार, Sanskrit Romanization: kumāra, literal Chinese meaning: boy), īp, removing the final a, Kumārī (Sanskrit Devanagari: कुमारी, Sanskrit Romanization: kumārī, literal Chinese meaning: girl), Kiśorī (Sanskrit Devanagari: किशोरी, Sanskrit Romanization: kiśorī, literal Chinese meaning: young girl), Kala Bhī, and many others. ༈ Having mentioned the initial age, such as Vṛddha (Sanskrit Devanagari: वृद्ध, Sanskrit Romanization: vṛddha, literal Chinese meaning: old) and Sthāvirā (Sanskrit Devanagari: स्थाविरा, Sanskrit Romanization: sthāvirā, literal Chinese meaning: old) (most aged), such feminine words are given āp. ༈ Because after saying at, even if it is the initial age, for i, u, etc., īp is not received, such as Śiśu (Sanskrit Devanagari: शिशु, Sanskrit Romanization: śiśu, literal Chinese meaning: infant), etc. ༈ Svaṃ Gāṅgā (Sanskrit Devanagari: स्वं गाङ्गा, Sanskrit Romanization: svaṃ gāṅgā, literal Chinese meaning: self beautiful), also for oneself. If expressing the meaning of the limbs of one's own body, adding a feminine word, īp is given, or īp is prevented, and āp is given, if so, together with the knower who understands the meaning of "self," it is the meaning of holding the mindstream. Or the meaning of "also," for one root, or not connecting in the middle, for feminine words with limb meanings, for the category to be realized, one is given īp, and the other is given the meaning of āp. Sumukha (Sanskrit Devanagari: सुमुख, Sanskrit Romanization: sumukha, literal Chinese meaning: beautiful face), īp, i and a are separated, becoming Sumukhī (Sanskrit Devanagari: सुमुखी, Sanskrit Romanization: sumukhī, literal Chinese meaning: beautiful-faced woman). Similarly, on Mṛgakakṣā (Sanskrit Devanagari: मृगकक्षा, Sanskrit Romanization: mṛgakakṣā, literal Chinese meaning: deer eye), it becomes Mṛgakakṣī (Sanskrit Devanagari: मृगकक्षी, Sanskrit Romanization: mṛgakakṣī, literal Chinese meaning: deer-eyed woman). On Tanvaṅga (Sanskrit Devanagari: तन्वङ्ग, Sanskrit Romanization: tanvaṅga, literal Chinese meaning: slender body), it becomes Tanvaṅgī (Sanskrit Devanagari: तन्वङ्गी, Sanskrit Romanization: tanvaṅgī, literal Chinese meaning: slender-bodied woman). And so on, very many. ༈ The meaning of "also," such as Padmavadana (Sanskrit Devanagari: पद्मवदना, Sanskrit Romanization: padmavadanā, literal Chinese meaning: lotus face), such feminine words are not given īp, because āp is given, similar and long, becoming Padmavadana (Sanskrit Devanagari: पद्मवदना, Sanskrit Romanization: padmavadanā, literal Chinese meaning: lotus-faced woman). Similarly, on Kamalanayanā (Sanskrit Devanagari: कमलनयना, Sanskrit Romanization: kamalanayanā, literal Chinese meaning: lotus eye), āp, becoming Kamalanayanā (Sanskrit Devanagari: कमलनयना, Sanskrit Romanization: kamalanayanā, literal Chinese meaning: lotus-eyed woman). On Kalyāṇakroḍā (Sanskrit Devanagari: कल्याणक्रोडा, Sanskrit Romanization: kalyāṇakroḍā, literal Chinese meaning: auspicious lap), āp, becoming Kalyāṇakroḍā (Sanskrit Devanagari: कल्याणक्रोडा, Sanskrit Romanization: kalyāṇakroḍā, literal Chinese meaning: auspicious-lap woman). On Kiśalayakarā (Sanskrit Devanagari: किशलयकरा, Sanskrit Romanization: kiśalayakarā, literal Chinese meaning: sprout hand), āp, becoming Kiśalayakarā (Sanskrit Devanagari: किशलयकरा, Sanskrit Romanization: kiśalayakarā, literal Chinese meaning: sprout-hand woman) (referring to an eleven-year-old girl, or arms like a water tree trunk). On Mṛṇālabhujā (Sanskrit Devanagari: मृणालभुजा, Sanskrit Romanization: mṛṇālabhujā, literal Chinese meaning: lotus-stem arm), āp, becoming Mṛṇālabhujā (Sanskrit Devanagari: मृणालभुजा, Sanskrit Romanization: mṛṇālabhujā, literal Chinese meaning: lotus-stem-arm woman) (referring to a long earthen bed like a water jar, long arms like that). On Suhastā (Sanskrit Devanagari: सुहस्ता, Sanskrit Romanization: suhastā, literal Chinese meaning: beautiful hand), āp, becoming Suhastā (Sanskrit Devanagari: सुहस्ता, Sanskrit Romanization: suhastā, literal Chinese meaning: beautiful-hand woman). For these and many others, īp is not added. ༈ "For the i letter that is not a kṛt (Sanskrit Devanagari: कृत्, Sanskrit Romanization: kṛt, literal Chinese meaning: verbal root), īp can also be added." As stated, in the kṛt (Sanskrit Devanagari: कृत्, Sanskrit Romanization: kṛt, literal Chinese meaning: verbal root) suffix, the suffix with the i letter present, not being a kti (Sanskrit Devanagari: क्ति, Sanskrit Romanization: kti, literal Chinese meaning: nominal suffix), for such words ending in a suffix, giving or not giving īp is optional, such as Aṅguli (Sanskrit Devanagari: अङ्गुलि, Sanskrit Romanization: aṅguli, literal Chinese meaning: finger), if īp is given, i and a are separated, becoming Aṅgulī (Sanskrit Devanagari: अङ्गुली, Sanskrit Romanization: aṅgulī, literal Chinese meaning: finger woman). Si disappears, if īp does not appear, then:

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