Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c12.s3.48

c12.s3.48

In the derivatives of feminine nouns in *-i* or *-ī* the short vowel must frequently be restored: thus *sáktivant* v 31 6c (2T) and *vi 75 9b (6A), śímivant* i 141 13a (7B), ii 25 3a (7B), v 56 3c (9), x 8 2b (7B), 78 3c (10 in irregular ending), 89 5b (4B), *sáptivant* vii 94 10c (2D), x 6 6b (7B), hṛṣivant ii 31 1d (6A): but hṛṣivant is justified in i 127 6f (10).