The combined mode-sign and endings of the optative, then, are as follows, in their double form, for a-stems and for others: a. for non-a-stems.
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| s. | d. | p. | s. | d. | p. |
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| 1 | yā́m | yā́va | yā́ma | īyá | īváhi | īmáhi | | 2 | yā́s | yā́tam | yā́ta | īthā́s | īyā́thām | īdhvám | | 3 | yā́t | yā́tām | yús | ītá | īyā́tām | īrán |
b. combined with the final of a-stems.| 1 | eyam | eva | ema | eya | evahi | emahi | | 2 | es | etam | eta | ethās | eyāthām | edhvam | | 3 | et | etām | eyus | eta | eyātām | eran |
c. The yā is in the Veda not seldom resolved into iā. d. The contracted sanem, for saneyam, is found in TB. and Āpast. Certain Vedic 3d pl. middle forms in rata will be mentioned below, under the various formations.
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