Susmim ā vā

Optionally, when ‘su’ follows, [there is] ‘ā’.

Kaccāyana 158
Rūpasiddhi 143
Saddanīti 339
Nāma-Kappa · Dutiya-Kaṇḍa

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158. 143. Susmim ā vā (339)

[Susmiṃ + ā + vā = 3 words]

Puma icc evam antassa su icc etasmiṃ vibhattimhi ā-ādeso hoti vā.

Pumāsu, pumesu vā.

Optionally, when ‘su’ follows, [there is] ‘ā’.

Optionally, when the inflection ‘su’ follows, the end vowel of “puma” is substituted by ‘ā’.

Example

Pumāsu = puma + su (‘a’ of “puma” is substituted by ‘ā’ (§158)).
Pumesu = puma + su (‘a’ of “puma” is substituted by ‘e’ (§101)).

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