of the nu-class, are either found alongside their originals, or have crowded these out of use: see 716.
750. On the other hand, the root dham or dhmā blow forms its present-stem from the more original form of the root: thus, dhámati etc.
VII. Accented á-class (sixth, tud-class).
751. The present-stem of this class has the accent on the class-sign अ á, and the root remains unstrengthened. In its whole inflection, it follows so closely the model of the preceding class that to give the paradigm in full will be unnecessary (only for the subjunctive, all the forms found to occur will be instanced).
752. Example of inflection: root विश् viç enter; stem विश viçá:
1. Present Indicative.
| active. | middle. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | p. | s. | d. | p. | |
| 1 | विशामि viçā́mi |
विशावस् viçā́vas |
विशामस् viçā́mas |
विशे viçé |
विशावहे viçā́vahe |
विशामहे viçā́mahe |
| etc. | etc. | etc. | etc. | etc. | etc. | |
2. Present Subjunctive.
| 1 | viçā́ni | viçā́va | viçā́ma | viçāí | viçā́vahāi | viçā́mahāi |
| 2 | viçā́si viçā́s |
viçā́tha | viçā́se viçā́sāi |
viçāíthe | ||
| 3 | viçā́ti viçā́t |
viçā́tas | viçā́n | viçā́te viçā́tāi |
viçāíte | viçā́ntāi |
a. A single example of the briefer 1st sing. act. is mṛkṣā́. The only forms in āithe and āite are pṛṇāíthe and yuvāíte.
3. Present Optative.
| active. | middle. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | p. | s. | d. | p. | |
| 1 | विशेयम् viçéyam |
विशेव viçéva |
विशेम viçéma |
विशेय viçéya |
विशेवहि viçévahi |
विशेमहि viçémahi |
| etc. | etc. | etc. | etc. | etc. | etc. | |
b. The RV. has the ending tana once in tiretana 2d pl. act., and rata in juṣerata 3d pl. mid.
