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stems in अ a (733 a): it will be sufficient to give here in general the first persons of the different formations, taking as model the stem धारय dhāráya, from √धृ dhṛ. Thus:
1. Present Indicative.
| active. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | p. | |
| 1 | धारयामि dhāráyāmi |
धारयावस् dhāráyāvas |
धारयामस् dhāráyāmas |
| etc. | etc. | etc. | |
| middle. | |||
| s. | d. | p. | |
| 1 | धारये dhāráye |
धारयावहे dhāráyāvahe |
धारयामहे dhāráyāmahe |
| etc. | etc. | etc. | |
a. The 1st pl. act. in masi greatly outnumbers (as ten to one) that in mas in both RV. and AV. No example occurs of 2d pl. act. in thana, nor of 3d sing. mid. in e for ate.
2. Present Subjunctive.
For the subjunctive may be instanced all the forms noted as occurring in the older language:
| active. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dhāráyāṇi | dhāráyāva | dhāráyāma |
| 2 | dhāráyāsi | dhāráyāthas | dhāráyātha |
| dhāráyās | |||
| 3 | dhāráyāti | dhāráyātas | dhāráyān |
| dhāráyāt | |||
| middle. | |||
| 1 | dhāráyāi | dhāráyāvahāi | |
| 2 | dhāráyāse | dhāráyādhve | |
| dhāráyādhvāi | |||
| 3 | dhāráyāte | dhāráyāite | |
| dhāráyātāi | |||
b. Only one dual mid. form in āite occurs: mādáyāite (RV.). The only RV. mid. form in āi, except in 1st du., is mādayādhvāi. The primary endings in 2d and 3d sing. act. are more common than the secondary.
3. Present Optative.
| active. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | धारयेयम् dhāráyeyam |
धारयेव dhāráyeva |
धारयेम dhāráyema |
| etc. | etc. | etc. | |
