Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c11.92

c11.92

Closely allied with the above are the following cases, in which o, au of the text appear to have disyllabic value: gó : gávaḥ (gen. s.) i 61 12c, 180 5b, 181 8d : gávamān ix 107 9a : gavapíthīāya x *95 11a : gávajāta *vii 35 14d, *x 53 5b. naú : nāváḥ (nom. s.) v 59 2b (the only occurrence of this case). maghávan : maghávanaḥ (gen. s.) v 16 3a, ix 32 1b; maghávanoḥ (gen. du.) v 86 3b: *maghávanīḥ* (nom. pl. fem.) vi 65 3c: or *maghávanaḥ*, etc., see § 168 i.