pratyayadhātu प्रत्ययधातु

Definition: a term applied to secondary roots which are formed by adding affixes like णिच्, सन्, यङ् etc. to primary roots or by the addition of affixes like क्विप्, क्यच्, कायच् etc. to nouns; e. g. कामय, ह्यारय, चिकीर्ष, जिहीर्ष, जेघ्रीय,चेकीय, गङ्गीय, राजाय, पुत्रकाम्य etc.; cf. सनाद्यन्ता धातवः P.1II.. 1.32; cf also प्रत्ययधातु । गोपायति, धूपायति, ऋतीयते M. Bh. on VI. 1.162 Vart.3.


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