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TNT19 0003.The Grammarian Saraswati's Sutra Commentary, Supremely Clear. The Grammarian Saraswati's Sutra Commentary, Supremely Clear. The Grammarian Saraswati's Sutra Commentary, Supremely Clear..g2.0f

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The commentator said: If you ask why it is certain that *nauka* etc. are not transformed, the answer is: because the Sanskrit word for "also" is "va," which covers everything. One word has many meanings, so it is inexhaustible. This "va" is also inexhaustible. Therefore, there are two meanings here: for *benika* etc., it means "also"; for *nauka* etc., it means to prevent action, and both meanings apply. After such a transformation, the way case endings are applied to all words ending in *āp* (Sanskrit: आप, Devanagari: आप, Roman transliteration: āp, literal meaning: water) is similar to the word *Ganga* (Sanskrit: गंगा, Devanagari: गंगा, Roman transliteration: gaṅgā, literal meaning: Ganges). Furthermore, *nṛṇī* (Sanskrit: नृणी, Devanagari: नृणी, Roman transliteration: nṛṇī, literal meaning: woman) plus *īp* (Sanskrit: ईप्, Devanagari: ईप्, Roman transliteration: īp, literal meaning: feminine suffix). From words ending in *n* (Sanskrit: न्, Devanagari: न्, Roman transliteration: n, literal meaning: negation), *ṛ* (Sanskrit: ऋ, Devanagari: ऋ, Roman transliteration: ṛ, literal meaning: ṛ), and *aṇ* (Sanskrit: अण्, Devanagari: अण्, Roman transliteration: aṇ, literal meaning: small). If the suffix *aṇ* (Sanskrit: अण्, Devanagari: अण्, Roman transliteration: aṇ, literal meaning: small) is given, then after the *a* ending, if a feminine suffix is added, what kind of suffix would you think it is? It is adding *īp* (Sanskrit: ईप्, Devanagari: ईप्, Roman transliteration: īp, literal meaning: feminine suffix). *Daṇḍin* (Sanskrit: दण्डिन्, Devanagari: दण्डिन्, Roman transliteration: daṇḍin, literal meaning: staff-bearer) plus *īp* (Sanskrit: ईप्, Devanagari: ईप्, Roman transliteration: īp, literal meaning: feminine suffix). *Pa* (Sanskrit: प, Devanagari: प, Roman transliteration: pa, literal meaning: drink) is connected afterwards. Transformed into *daṇḍanī* (Sanskrit: दण्डनी, Devanagari: दण्डनी, Roman transliteration: daṇḍanī, literal meaning: staff-bearing woman), the punisher of the staff-bearing woman. *Dantin* (Sanskrit: दन्तिन्, Devanagari: दन्तिन्, Roman transliteration: dantin, literal meaning: tusked) plus *īp* (Sanskrit: ईप्, Devanagari: ईप्, Roman transliteration: īp, literal meaning: feminine suffix). *Dantinī* (Sanskrit: दन्तिनी, Devanagari: दन्तिनी, Roman transliteration: dantinī, literal meaning: tusked woman), a female elephant with tusks. *Kārin* (Sanskrit: कारिन्, Devanagari: कारिन्, Roman transliteration: kārin, literal meaning: doer) plus *īp* (Sanskrit: ईप्, Devanagari: ईप्, Roman transliteration: īp, literal meaning: feminine suffix). *Kāriṇī* (Sanskrit: कारिणी, Devanagari: कारिणी, Roman transliteration: kāriṇī, literal meaning: doing woman), a female elephant. *Mālin* (Sanskrit: मालिन्, Devanagari: मालिन्, Roman transliteration: mālin, literal meaning: garlanded) plus *īp* (Sanskrit: ईप्, Devanagari: ईप्, Roman transliteration: īp, literal meaning: feminine suffix). *Mālinī* (Sanskrit: मालिनी, Devanagari: मालिनी, Roman transliteration: mālinī, literal meaning: garlanded woman), a woman with a garland. *Rājñī* (Sanskrit: राज्ञी, Devanagari: राज्ञी, Roman transliteration: rājñī, literal meaning: queen) plus *īp* (Sanskrit: ईप्, Devanagari: ईप्, Roman transliteration: īp, literal meaning: feminine suffix). Because it is said that *āp* (Sanskrit: आप, Devanagari: आप, Roman transliteration: āp, literal meaning: water) is the replacement of the *a* (Sanskrit: अ, Devanagari: अ, Roman transliteration: a, literal meaning: non-) of *rājñī* (Sanskrit: राज्ञी, Devanagari: राज्ञी, Roman transliteration: rājñī, literal meaning: queen). Although *rājñī* (Sanskrit: राज्ञी, Devanagari: राज्ञी, Roman transliteration: rājñī, literal meaning: queen) actually ends in a vowel, it comes from *rājan* (Sanskrit: राजन्, Devanagari: राजन्, Roman transliteration: rājan, literal meaning: king), so it is mentioned here. Remove the *a* (Sanskrit: अ, Devanagari: अ, Roman transliteration: a, literal meaning: non-) of *jñī* (Sanskrit: ज्ञी, Devanagari: ज्ञी, Roman transliteration: jñī, literal meaning: knowledge), and change it to *ī* (Sanskrit: ई, Devanagari: ई, Roman transliteration: ī, literal meaning: feminine). *Rājñī* (Sanskrit: राज्ञी, Devanagari: राज्ञी, Roman transliteration: rājñī, literal meaning: queen), queen. *Śvan* (Sanskrit: श्वन्, Devanagari: श्वन्, Roman transliteration: śvan, literal meaning: dog) plus *īp* (Sanskrit: ईप्, Devanagari: ईप्, Roman transliteration: īp, literal meaning: feminine suffix). The sound *va* (Sanskrit: व, Devanagari: व, Roman transliteration: va, literal meaning: or) of *śva* (Sanskrit: श्व, Devanagari: श्व, Roman transliteration: śva, literal meaning: dog) is transformed into *u* (Sanskrit: उ, Devanagari: उ, Roman transliteration: u, literal meaning: u), becoming *śunī* (Sanskrit: शुनी, Devanagari: शुनी, Roman transliteration: śunī, literal meaning: female dog), female dog. For words ending in *ṛ* (Sanskrit: ऋ, Devanagari: ऋ, Roman transliteration: ṛ, literal meaning: ṛ), *kartṛ* (Sanskrit: कर्तृ, Devanagari: कर्तृ, Roman transliteration: kartṛ, literal meaning: doer) plus *īp* (Sanskrit: ईप्, Devanagari: ईप्, Roman transliteration: īp, literal meaning: feminine suffix). *Ṛ* (Sanskrit: ऋ, Devanagari: ऋ, Roman transliteration: ṛ, literal meaning: ṛ) becomes *ra* (Sanskrit: र, Devanagari: र, Roman transliteration: ra, literal meaning: fire) and *ta* (Sanskrit: त, Devanagari: त, Roman transliteration: ta, literal meaning: that) becomes *ī* (Sanskrit: ई, Devanagari: ई, Roman transliteration: ī, literal meaning: feminine), becoming *kartrī* (Sanskrit: कर्त्री, Devanagari: कर्त्री, Roman transliteration: kartrī, literal meaning: doing woman), doing woman. *Hṛtra* (Sanskrit: हृत्र, Devanagari: हृत्र, Roman transliteration: hṛtra, literal meaning: thief) plus *īp* (Sanskrit: ईप्, Devanagari: ईप्, Roman transliteration: īp, literal meaning: feminine suffix). *Hamotrī* (Sanskrit: होत्री, Devanagari: होत्री, Roman transliteration: hotrī, literal meaning: female priest), thief. Furthermore, for words ending in *aṇ* (Sanskrit: अण्, Devanagari: अण्, Roman transliteration: aṇ, literal meaning: small), *upagava* (Sanskrit: उपगव, Devanagari: उपगव, Roman transliteration: upagava, literal meaning: descendant of a cow), transformed by the suffix of descendants. *Aupagava* (Sanskrit: औपगव, Devanagari: औपगव, Roman transliteration: aupagava, literal meaning: descendant of a cow), remove the *a* (Sanskrit: अ, Devanagari: अ, Roman transliteration: a, literal meaning: non-) of *va* (Sanskrit: व, Devanagari: व, Roman transliteration: va, literal meaning: or), and after adding *īp* (Sanskrit: ईप्, Devanagari: ईप्, Roman transliteration: īp, literal meaning: feminine suffix) becomes *aupagavī* (Sanskrit: औपगवी, Devanagari: औपगवी, Roman transliteration: aupagavī, literal meaning: cow-herding woman), cow-herding woman. Furthermore, *mātṛ* (Sanskrit: मातृ, Devanagari: मातृ, Roman transliteration: mātṛ, literal meaning: mother) and *svasṛ* (Sanskrit: स्वसृ, Devanagari: स्वसृ, Roman transliteration: svasṛ, literal meaning: sister) etc., although ending in *ṛ* (Sanskrit: ऋ, Devanagari: ऋ, Roman transliteration: ṛ, literal meaning: ṛ) indicates feminine, *īp* (Sanskrit: ईप्, Devanagari: ईप्, Roman transliteration: īp, literal meaning: feminine suffix) is not added because they are themselves signs of femininity. This is their thought. Furthermore, *yuvan* (Sanskrit: युवन्, Devanagari: युवन्, Roman transliteration: yuvan, literal meaning: young man) plus *īp* (Sanskrit: ईप्, Devanagari: ईप्, Roman transliteration: īp, literal meaning: feminine suffix). The *va* (Sanskrit: व, Devanagari: व, Roman transliteration: va, literal meaning: or) of *yuva* (Sanskrit: युव, Devanagari: युव, Roman transliteration: yuva, literal meaning: young man) becomes *u* (Sanskrit: उ, Devanagari: उ, Roman transliteration: u, literal meaning: u). The letter similar to *u* (Sanskrit: उ, Devanagari: उ, Roman transliteration: u, literal meaning: u) is the long *yū* (Sanskrit: यू, Devanagari: यू, Roman transliteration: yū, literal meaning: combine). *Yūnī* (Sanskrit: यूनी, Devanagari: यूनी, Roman transliteration: yūnī, literal meaning: young woman), young woman. *Maghavana* (Sanskrit: मघवन, Devanagari: मघवन, Roman transliteration: maghavana, literal meaning: generous) plus *īp* (Sanskrit: ईप्, Devanagari: ईप्, Roman transliteration: īp, literal meaning: feminine suffix), *va* (Sanskrit: व, Devanagari: व, Roman transliteration: va, literal meaning: or) becomes *u* (Sanskrit: उ, Devanagari: उ, Roman transliteration: u, literal meaning: u). *A* (Sanskrit: अ, Devanagari: अ, Roman transliteration: a, literal meaning: non-) becomes *o* (Sanskrit: ओ, Devanagari: ओ, Roman transliteration: o, literal meaning: o). *Maghonī* (Sanskrit: मघोनी, Devanagari: मघोनी, Roman transliteration: maghonī, literal meaning: generous woman), wife of Indra. Furthermore, *yasya lopaḥ* (Sanskrit: यस्य लोपः, Devanagari: यस्य लोपः, Roman transliteration: yasya lopaḥ, literal meaning: whose disappearance): is the replacement of *i* (Sanskrit: इ, Devanagari: इ, Roman transliteration: i, literal meaning: go) *a* (Sanskrit: अ, Devanagari: अ, Roman transliteration: a, literal meaning: non-) etc. If the word ending has *i* (Sanskrit: इ, Devanagari: इ, Roman transliteration: i, literal meaning: go) or *a* (Sanskrit: अ, Devanagari: अ, Roman transliteration: a, literal meaning: non-), and there is a vowel or the letter *ya* (Sanskrit: य, Devanagari: य, Roman transliteration: ya, literal meaning: who) after it, then *a* (Sanskrit: अ, Devanagari: अ, Roman transliteration: a, literal meaning: non-) and *i* (Sanskrit: इ, Devanagari: इ, Roman transliteration: i, literal meaning: go) will disappear. The principle of the disappearance of the *a* (Sanskrit: अ, Devanagari: अ, Roman transliteration: a, literal meaning: non-) of the *va* (Sanskrit: व, Devanagari: व, Roman transliteration: va, literal meaning: or) of *aupagava* (Sanskrit: औपगव, Devanagari: औपगव, Roman transliteration: aupagava, literal meaning: descendant of a cow) above is also this.