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14S] MOODS OF THE KOOT AORIST 1712. The subjunctive is common, nearly 100 forms beingmet with. The forms occurring, if made from kr, would be :Act. sing. 1. kara and kar-ani. 2. kar-a-si and kar-a-s.o. kar-a-ti and kar-a-t.^ Du. 2. kar-a-thas. 3. kar-a-tas.PI. 1. kar-a-ma. 3. kar-anti, kar-a-n.Mid. sing. 2. kar-a-se. 3. kar-a-te,^ PI. 1. kar-a-maheand kar-a-mahai. 3. kar-anta.3. The injunctive is fairly frequent, nearly sixty forms ofitbeing met with. Examples are :Act. sing. 1. kar-am, dars-am,^ bhuv-am, bhoj-am.2. je-s, bhu-s, bhe-s (bhi /car), dhak^ (dagh reach), bhet(bhid split), rok (ruj break). 3. bhu-t, sre-t (Vsri), nakand nat (nas attain). PI. 1. dagh-ma, bhu-ma ; ched-ma/ho-ma ^(hu call).3. bhuv-an, vr-an (vr cover) ; kram-ur,dur (da dh-iir give), (dha put).Mid. sing. 1. nams-i (nams = nas attain). 2. nut-tlias \(nud push), mr-thas (mr mrs-thas die), (mrs neglect), rikthas(ric leave).3. ar-ta (r go), as-ta (as attain), vik-ta(vij tremble), vr-ta (vr choose). PI. 1. dhi-mahl {dhQ,put).4. Morethanforty optative forms are met with. Examplesare :Act. sing. 1. as-yam (as obtain), vrj-yam, de-yam (dagive). 2. as-yas, rdh-yas, gam-yas, jne-yas, bhii-yas.3. bhu-yat^ (AV.). PI. 1. as-yama, rdh-yama, kri-yama,bhu-yama, sthe-yama. 3. as-yiir (as attain), dhe-yur.Mid. sing. 1. as-iya. 3. ar-I-ta [v go). PI. 1. as-i-mahi,idh-i-mahi (idh Mndle), nas-i-mahi (nas reach).The root is weak in the isolated forms fdh-a-t, bhiiv-a-t, sriiv-a-t.^^The weak root appears once in the form idh-a-t^. The weak rootalso appears once in the 2. du. form rdh-athe.'This may, however, be an irregular a aorist : cp. 147 c.*For dagh-s.5With strong radical vowel.s The RV. has no forms of the 3. s. in yat, but only precatives inyas (= yas-t).