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-त्वा
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Sanskrit
Alternative forms
sa -त्वाय<tr:-tvā́ya> -त्वी<tr:-tvī́> Vedic
sa -इत्वा<tr:-itvā́>
Alternative scripts
Etymology
sa inc-pro 1
Instrumental of an earlier verbal noun on sa -तु (ultimately from sa ine-pro *-tus), whence also the infinitival suffix sa -तुम्.
Pronunciation
1
Suffix
-tvā́
conjunctive suffix for verbs, also called 'gerund' or 'absolutive'
sa कृ do कृत्वा having done kṛtvā́
sa वच् say उक्त्वा having said
sa त्यज् abandon त्यक्त्वा having abandoned
Notes
This suffix is called the sa क्त्वा suffix in Sanskrit.
Derived terms
sa
References
355-359 989-994
Further reading
II.2 652-663 § 484-7