Dear McComas, Short answer is it is an adjective, but for the formation, related to the cákri-type but with what seems to be a composite suffix -u-i-, you could look at this article by Laura Grestenberger which proposes a new analysis of the phenomenon: https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/grestenberger/files/the_indo-iranian_cakri-type_jaos133.2.pdf
Best, Carmen Op wo 19 mrt 2025 om 04:23 schreef McComas Taylor via INDOLOGY < [email protected]>: > Dear colleagues, > > I am hoping that you can help my students and me with ṚV 1.1.8. There is > a word describing Agni: dī́divim (MAcS of stem dī́divi), meaning > 'shining'. We can see the root dī, which forms stems in both dīdī and dīdi. > What part of speech is dī́divi and how it is formed? > > Thanks in advance. > > Looking forward to hearing from you, > > Yours sincerely, > > McComas > > > > > > > *McComas Taylor, *Professor of Sanskrit > CHL Deputy Director, Languages > College of Asia and Pacific, Australian National University > Secretary-General, International Assoc. of Sanskrit Studies > > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology > -- Carmen Sylvia Spiers
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