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from bene (spelled byah a ), a sister; Ag. sg. 
beiii (56). 
(6) In the case of Feminine nouns ending in i-matrd or u-mdtra, 
a fully pronounced i is substituted for the i-matrd or 
u-mdtra : e.g., from tjJsj puth', a book ; Ag. sg. iftfa pothi. 
So from kur*, a girl; Ag. sg. «tftfx kdri (56). 
(7) In the case of Feminine nouns ending in consonants, by adding 
a fully pronounced i : e.g., from ¥TT^T mal a garland, 
mali (56). The irregular nouns, however, which end in 
t , th , d, n, h, and 1, add u-mdtra : e.g., from rat , 
night; Ag. sg. rats'*. [This last rule is not expressly 
stated by I^vara-kaula, but may be inferred from siitra 7, 
read with siitra 17.] 
The Agent plural is formed by adding au (56). Before this, a is 
elided, and i-matrd and u-mdtra become y. After u-matrd (except in 
the case of Feminine nouns in u-matrd , in which y is substituted) an 
becomes v (20). Examples are:— 
From Ag. Plural. 
day , God 
dayau 
dyaJc*, the forehead 
dyaJcau 
kar u , a bracelet 
Jcaryau 
dan*, a pomegranate 
ddn*v 
v<\' * 
bene (Jbyan a ) r a sister 
iqsft benan 
puth\ a book 
pothyau 
kur*, a girl 
lcoryau 
iTT^r mal, a garland 
mdlau 
TPJ rat, night 
• 
T.\^ rdts°v 
When postpositions are added to the agent of masculine nouns 
ending in consonants or a, the n of the Agent singular is dropped. 
Thus, from mul, Ag. sg. ^VjrfiT mulan ; Iustr. mul* sUtin, 
not ^5r mulan stytin (4). [The same rule applies to masculines 
in u-mdtrd, though not stated by I^vara-kaula.] 
