possessives
usually first
member keeping accent
an-abhimlāta-varṇa whose color is not dimmed
iddhāgni
whose fire is a friend
indra-jyeṣṭha having Indra as
chief
indra-sakhi having Indra as a friend
ghṛta-pṛṣṭha butter-backed
ruṣad-vatsa having a bright calf
sahasra-pad
thousand-footed
rāja-putra having kings as sons
but
rāja-putra son of a king
similarly when
first member is preposition or adverb
nir-hasta
handless
pra-mahas having pre-eminent might
vi-grīva wrynecked
viśvato-mukha facing in all
directions
sa = accompanied
by
saha-vatsa accompanied by her calf
sa-kāma fulfilling desires
sa-cetas intelligent
original accent of
first member is sometines changed
viśva all to viśva-peśas having all adornment
present participles sometimes
shift to
final
krandad-iṣṭi having roaring krandat speed
dravad-aśva having swift steeds dravat
1/8
of bahuvrīhis accent
second member usually
final
when first
member is a
dissyllabic adj. ending
in i or u
puru-putra having many sons
puru-vāra having many
treasures
kṛdhu-karṇa having short ears
bahu-anna having much food anna
śiti-pad white-footed
adj. ending in
i and u
āśu-heṣas having swift steeds
uru-kṣaya having a wide abode
ṛju-kratu whose works are
right
tuvi-dyumna having great glory
tṛṣu-cyavas moving greedily
pṛthu-pakṣas broad-flanked
vibhu-kratu having great strength
vīlu-pāṇi strong-hoofed
hiri-śipra golden-cheeked
bahuvrīhis beginning
with dvi and tri usually second member
dvi-pad two-footed
dvi-dhāra
forming two streams
tri-tantu having three webs
tri-nābhi having three naves
tri-vandhura three-seated
a few
possessives second member
catur-akṣa four-eyed
possessives beginning with negative a or an almost
always last syllable
distinguishing them from
determinatives
a-dant toothless
a-phala unfruitful phala
a-bala not possessing strength bala
a few
accent penulltimate
a-bhrātṛ brotherless
a-vīra childless
a-śeṣas without offspring
some accent
first member like
determinatives
when second member is a
noun formed with
suffix ti
a-gu kinless
a-jñās kinless
a-dyu not burning
an-āpi kinless
a-prajas childless
a-mṛtyu deathless
a-hri bold
a-kṣiti imperishable
possessives beginning
with dus ill or su well second
member original
dur-manman ill disposed
su-bhaga well endowed
sometimes final
sv-aǹguri fair-fingered aǹguri
su-phala fruitful
su-bandhu closely related
sometimes to
penultimate
su-vīra rich in heroes vīra
su-gandhi sweet-smelling
su-gandhi gandha smell
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