Agni Purāṇa

350 - The forms of completed euphonic combinations

Skanda said: 

1-5. Ishall describe the forms of finished combinations1 (of vowels and consonants). First (Ishall describe) the combination of vowels. 

1. The text gives only the combined forms. The individual words have also been given here for easy comprehension.

danda + agram = dandägram

 så + ågatå = sågatå

dadhi + idam = dadhidam

nadi + ihate = nadihate

madhu + udakam = madhūdakaṁ

 pitru+ rshabha =pitrushabha

The letter ‘l’ also becomes similar. (hots 

(hotr  + lkara=hotrukåra)

tava + idam = tavedam

sakala + udakan  =sakalodakam

The following is a half-vowel:

tava + Ikāra =tavalkára

sa+ eshå =saishå

sa+ aindri =saindri

tava + odanam =tavaudanam

khagvå + oghaḥ =khaţvaughaḥ are thus

formed

vi + asudhiḥ = vyasudhib

vasu + alankrutam = vasvalankrutam

pitrus + artha =pitrartha

+ upavana =pitrarthopavana

 nai + aka =nayaka

lo + aka =låvaka 

te +iha = ta iha tayiha etc.

 te + atra =te'tra

yaḥ + atra =yo'tra

jale + akajam =jale'kajam 

(The following do not undergo any change): aho 

Aho+ ehi= aho ehi

A + avechi = a avehi

I + indrakam = i indrakam

u + uttistha = u uttishtha

kavi +etau =kavi etau

 våyu + etau =väyu etau

vane + ime =vane ime

ami + ete =ami ete

yajñabhūte + ehi = yajñabhûte ehi

deva + imannaya - deva imannaya

6-9. Ishall describe now the conjunction of the consonants. 

vak+ yataḥ = vagyataḥ

 ас + ekamåtrkah - ajekamatrukaḥ 

sat + ete =shadete

 tat +ime =tadime

 và + ådi =vädi (?)

våk +nitih =vannitiḥ

sat + mukha =shanmukha etc.

 våk + manasam =vänmanasam

vak+ bhägädih =vågbhågådiḥ

våk +ślakshņam =våkslakshņam

tat +sarirakam =taccharirakam

 tat + lunati =tallunati

tat + caret = taccaret

kun+āste =kunnaste

sugan + iha = sugaņņiha

bhavån + caran = bhavåmscaran

bhavan + chatro =bhavanochitro

 bhavån + ţika = bhavisitka

 bhavån + takaḥ = bhavamshtakaḥ

bhavan + tirtha = bhavárnstirtha

bhavån + stheyån = bhavámstheyån

bhavån + lekha = bhavämllekha

bhavan + jayaḥ =bhavanjayah

 bhavan + sete =bhavårśchete

 bhavån + ca sete =bhavåncaśete

bhavån + sete =bhavånśete 

bhavån + dinaḥ = bhavandinaḥ

tvam + bharta = tvambhartã

 tvam + karisyasi =tvarkarishyasi etc. 

The conjunctions of visarga are known (as follows):

10-11. kaḥ + chindyåt - kaśchindyät 

kaḥ + caret = kaścaret

 kaḥ + taḥ = kashtaḥ

kah + sthaḥ =kashthaḥ

 kaḥ + calet =kaścalet

(In the following cases the visarga becomes the upadhmaniya): 

kaḥ + khanet = kaḥ khanet

kaḥ + karoti – kah karoti sma

kaḥ + pathet – kah pathet or

 kaḥ + phaleta = kaḥ phaleta

(The following may occur in two forms):

 kaḥ + śvaśuraḥ = kaśśvasuraḥ (or) kan śvasurah

kaḥ + sävaraḥ = kassāvaraḥ or kah sävaraḥ

 (In the following cases there is no change):

kaḥ + phaleta = kaḥ phaleta

 kaḥ + śayità = kaḥ śayitā

(The following is an instance of change):

kaḥ + atra yodhaḥ = ko'tra yodhaḥ 

(The visarga is dropped in the following cases)

 12-13, kah + uttamaḥ = ka uttamah 

devåḥ + ete = - devā etc

 bhoh + iha = = bho iha

sodarāḥ + yanti = sodara yanti

bhago + vraja = bhago vraja 

(In the following the visarga becomes repha (r):

supüh + sudūḥ+rätriḥ = supūḥ sudüråtrih

väyuḥ + yati = våyuryati

punaḥ + nahi = ponarnahi

punah + eti =punareti 

(The visarga is dropped in the following cases):

saḥ + yati+iha sa yatiha

eshaḥ + yâti =esha yati

kaḥ + isvaraḥ =ka Iśvaraḥ

jyotih + rūpam = jyotirūpam

(The following are examples of other kinds of union):

tava + chatram = tavacchatram

mlecchadhih+chidram+ = mlecchadhischidramåc 

å+chidat            chidat