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143] FIRST AORIST 161changed. The only point in which the inflexion differsfrom that of the imperfect of the graded conjugation is thatthe 3. pi.act. invariably ends in iir. In the active, theendings s and t of the 2. 3. s. disappear and the tense signalso, unless the root ends in a vowel e. ; g. a-har = a-har-s-t,but — a-ha-s a-ha-s-t. The AV. and TS., however, lessoften than not, insert a connecting i before these endings,^thus preserving both the latter and the s of the tense stem ;e.g. a-naik-s-i-t (nij wasli).The forms of the indicativeactually occurring would,if made from bhr hear in theactive, and from budh walx in the middle, be as follows :SINGULAR.1. a-bhar-s-am2. a-bhar3. a-bharActive.DUAL.[a-bhars-va]a-bhars-tama-bhars-tamPLURAL.a-bhars-maa-bhars-taa-bhar-s-ur1.2.3.SINGULAR.a-bhut-s-i (62 a)d-bud-dhas (62 h)a-bud-dha (62 h)Middle.DUAL.[a-bhut-s-vahija-bhut-s-athama-bhut-s-atamplural.a-bhut-s-mahia-bhud-dhvam (62 a)a-bhut-s-ataThe middle voice, as exemplified by a root ending in ti,stu 'praise, is inflected as follows :Sing.1. a-sto-s-i. 2. a-sto-s-thas. 3. a-sto-s-ta. Du. 1.o • • • • •2.[a-sto-s-vahi]. [a-sto-s-atham]. 3. a-sto-s-atam.PI. 1. a-sto-s-mahi. 2. a-sto-dhvam (66 B 2 Zj). 3. a-stos-ata.1 The KV. and K. have no forms with the inserted i ;while in B.the chief forms without it are adrak (drs see)and ay at (yaj sacrifice) ;also bhais (Vbhi) = bhais-s, which while losing the s ending preservesthe appearance of a 2. sing.1819 M