-मन्

Sanskrit Alternative forms sa -इमन् -ईमन् Alternative scripts Pronunciation Etymology 1 sa :inh action noun-forming suffix iir-pro:*-ma + sa iir-pro *-ma, from sa ine-pro *-mn̥. Suffix n forms action nouns and result nouns from roots sa धृ धर्मन् dhárman support; order of things sa कृ कर्मन् to do kárman action Declension Derived terms sa Etymology 2 sa :inh iir-pro:*-mā́<ety:inh<ine-pro:*-mō>> noun-forming suffix + sa iir-pro *-mā́, from sa ine-pro *-mō. Suffix m -mán forms nouns from roots, both agent nouns and abstract nouns sa धृ धर्मन् dharmán orderer sa प्री प्रेमन् to love premán love Declension -mán References Whitney (1889), Sanskrit Grammar, chapter XVII, §1168 II.2 601-609 754-768