Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c7.13

c7.13

1. From nouns in *-a*, the instrumental singular masculine or neuter in *-ā*. Masc. *ghanā* i 8 3b, 36 16a, 63 5d, ix 97 16c; *ghṛṇā* i 52 6a, 141 4d, iv 43 6b, v 73 5d, ix 107 20c; candrá †iv 48 1c; camasā x 25 4e; yajñā i 168 1a bis, vi 48 1a bis; himā x 37 10b, 68 10a. Neuter: ukthá iv 33 10a, kavitvá x 124 7a, ratnadhéya iv 34 1b, ráthiā i 53 9d, vírīa i 80 15b, vṛsatvá i 54 2d, sakhiá iv 16 20c, viii 86 1d, x 23 7a, sarvarathá v 35 5c, x 160 1b, suhávā *x 141 4b: in -tvaná; kavitvaná viii 40 3c, taranitvá i 110 6c, mahitvaná, vṛsatvaná viii 15 2c. The form mahitvá appears to remain longer in use. For details see Lanman's Noun-Inflection in the Veda, pp. 334--337: some of the instances are uncertain.