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94 DECLENSION [102-1033. dyo m. f. sJcp (cp. 99. 5) is declined like go. Theforms occurring are :Sing. N. dyau-s ^{Zev^)- A. dyam(Lat. diem). Ab.G. — dyo-s. L. dyav-i. V. dyau-s anddyau-s- (Zev). Du. N.A. dyav-a.— PI. N.V. dyav-as.4. nau is inflected quite regularly as far as can be judgedby the fesv forms occurring : Sing. N. nau-s (i/aC-?).N. nav-am {vfjFa). I. nav-a. G. nav-as [vrjf-6'i). L. nav-i{vrjf-i). — PI. N. nav-as {vrjf-e^, ndv-es).A. nav-as {yr]f-as).I. nau-bhis {vav-^i).5. glau occurs in two forms only: Sing. N. glau-s andPI. I. glau-bhis.^Degrees of Comparison.103. 1. The secondary suffixes of the comparativetara^ (Gk. -repo) and the superlative tama (Lat. -timo) areregularly added to nominal stems (both simple and compound),substantives as well as adjectives, generally to theweak or middle stem e. ; g. priya-tara dearer, tavas-tarastronger, vapus-tara more wonderful, bhagavat-tara morebounteous ;vrtra-tara a worse Vrtra ;bhuri-davat-taragiving more abundantly sasvat-tama most constant; ;ratnadha-tamabest bestower of treasure ; hiranya-vasi-mat-tamabest wielder of the golden axe ;rathi-tama best cJiarioteer.a. The final n of the stem is i-etained before these sufiSxes ; e. g.madin-tara more gladdening, vrsan-tama most manly. An n is sometimeseven inserted ; e. g. surabhi-n-tara more fragrant ; rayin-tamaveri/ rich.1The same as the N. of dyu (99. 5).2That is, diau-s with the proper V. accent, but with anomalousretention of the N. s.^The N. pi. glav-as also occurs in the AB.*These secondary comparatives and superlatives are commoner thanthe primary in the j^roportion of thi*ee to two.