612. The endings are the primary

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612. The endings are the primary

1. Present Indicative.

The endings are the primary (with अते áte in 3d pl. mid.), added to the bare root. The root takes the accent, and has guṇa, if capable of it, in the three persons sing. act.

Examples of inflection: a. active, root इ i go: strong form of root-stem, ए é; weak form, इ i; middle, root ās sit, stem ā́s (irregularly accented throughout: 628).

	s.	d.	p.	s.	d.	p.
	active.			middle.
1	एमि `émi`	इवस् `ivás`	इमस् `imás`	आसे `ā́se`	आस्वहे `ā́svahe`	आस्महे `ā́smahe`
2	एषि `éṣi`	इथस् `ithás`	इथ `ithá`	आस्से `ā́sse`	आसाथे `ā́sāthe`	आद्ध्वे `ā́ddhve`
3	एति `éti`	इतस् `itás`	यन्ति `yánti`	आस्ते `ā́ste`	आसाते `ā́sāte`	आसते `ā́sate`

b. root dviṣ. hate: strong stem-form, dvéṣ; weak, dviṣ. For rules of combination for the final ṣ, see 226.

1	`dvéṣmi`	`dviṣvás`	`dviṣmás`	`dviṣé`	`dviṣváhe`	`dviṣmáhe`
2	`dvékṣi`	`dviṣṭhás`	`dviṣṭhá`	`dvikṣé`	`dviṣā́the`	`dviḍḍhvé`
3	`dvéṣṭi`	`dviṣṭás`	`dviṣánti`	`dviṣṭé`	`dviṣā́te`	`dviṣáte`

c. root duh milk: strong stem-form, dóh; weak, duh. For rules of combination for the final h, and for the conversion of the initial to dh, see 222 a, 155, 160.

1	`dóhmi`	`duhvás`	`duhmás`	`duhé`	`duhváhe`	`duhmáhe`
2	`dhókṣi`	`dugdhás`	`dugdhá`	`dhukṣé`	`duhā́the`	`dhugdhvé`
3	`dógdhi`	`dugdhás`	`duhánti`	`dugdhé`	`duhā́te`	`duháte`

d. root lih lick: strong stem, léh; weak, lih. For rules of combination of the final h, see 222 b.

1	`léhmi`	`lihvás`	`lihmás`	`lihé`	`lihváhe`	`lihmáhe`
2	`lékṣi`	`līḍhás`	`līḍhá`	`likṣé`	`lihā́the`	`līḍhvé`
3	`léḍhi`	`līḍhás`	`lihánti`	`līḍhé`	`lihā́te`	`liháte`

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