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SANDHI ACCENT 4652. When i and u with Udatta are changed to y and v,a following unaccented vowel receives the Svarita ; e.g.vy anat = vi anat. Here the Svarita assumes the appearanceof an independent accent but the uncontracted form;with the Udatta must almost invariably be pronounced inthe RV.3. When accented a is elided it throws back its Udattaon unaccented e or o ;e. g.sunav6 ^gne = sundve agne ;v6 ,jvasah = vo avasah. But when unaccented a is elided,itchanges a preceding Udatta to Svarita ;= s6 adhamdh.-^-e. g. s6 ^dhamdh^7. Sentence Accent.18. The vocative, whether it be a single word or acompound expression, can be accented on its first syllableonly.a. It retains its accent only at the beginning of a sentenceor Pada,* that is, when having the full force of the case itoccupies the most emphatic position e. ; g. agne, supayan6bhava Agni, he easy of access ; urjo napat sahasavan ^mighty son of strength. This rule also applies to doublyaccented dual compounds ; e. g. mitra-varuna ° Mitraand Varum. Two or more vocatives at the beginning ofa sentence are all accented ;e. g. adite, mitra, varunaAcliti, Mitra, Varum. Two accented vocatives aresometimes applicable to the same person ;e. g. urjo napad,This is the ksaipra or quickly pronounced Svarita of the Pi-ati^akhyas.^This is the a'bhinihita Svarita of the Prati^akhyas.^Here the Svarita (6 a) has ousted the preceding Udatta.^*This applies to the second as well as the first Pada of a hemistich,indicating that both originally had a mutually independent character,which is obscured by the strict application of Sandhi and the absenceof any break in marking the accent, at the internal junction of thePadas of a hemistich.°The corresponding nom. would be lirjo uapat sdhasava.•The nom. is mitra- vfiruna.i8i»H h