Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₂néḱ-t ~ *h₂n̥ḱ-ént (root aorist of *h₂neḱ- (to reach, attain)) with an innovative *h₁é- prefix.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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आनट् (ā́naṭ) third-singular indicative (type P, aorist, root नश्) (Vedic)

  1. aorist of नश् (naś, to reach)

Usage notes

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See आष्ट (ā́ṣṭa) for the middle forms.

Conjugation

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Aorist: आनट् (ā́naṭ), -
Active Mediopassive
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
Indicative
Third आनट्
ā́naṭ
आनष्टाम्
ā́naṣṭām
आनशुः
ā́naśuḥ
- - -
Second आनट्
ā́naṭ
आनष्टम्
ā́naṣṭam
आनष्ट
ā́naṣṭa
- - -
First आनशम्
ā́naśam
आनश्व
ā́naśva
आनश्म
ā́naśma
- - -
Injunctive
Third नट् / नक्
náṭ / nák
नष्टाम्
náṣṭām
नशुः
náśuḥ
- - -
Second नट्
náṭ
नष्टम्
náṣṭam
नष्ट
náṣṭa
- - -
First नशम्
náśam
नश्व
náśva
नश्म
náśma
- - -
Subjunctive
Third नशत् / नशति
náśat / náśati
नशतः
náśataḥ
नशन् / नशन्ति
náśan / náśanti
- - -
Second नशः / नशसि
náśaḥ / náśasi
नशथः
náśathaḥ
नशथ
náśatha
- - -
First नशानि
náśāni
नशाव
náśāva
नशाम
náśāma
- - -
Notes
  • The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit.

The third-singular injunctive नक् (nak) only occurs with the prefix प्र- (pra-): प्रणक् (praṇak). This to avoid two retroflex consonants.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “**h₂nek̑-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 282
  2. ^ Hoffmann, Karl, et al. (1975), Aufsätze zur Indoiranistik, page 358.