Base of ‘to lead’ = ‘nii’
nii + a ⇒ naya (lead)
nii + shya ⇒ neshya (will lead)
nii + i ⇒ naayi (make lead)
Sandhi rules
nii + a ⇒ naya
nii + shya ⇒ neshya
nii + i ⇒ naayi
Suffixes can coexist with prefixes
“-a” → commonly creates abstract nouns
vid ⇒ veda
know ⇒ knowledge
ji ⇒ jaya
conquer ⇒ conquest, victory
yuj ⇒ yoga
yoke, join, unite ⇒ yoking, junction, union; yoga
NOTE: often the sounds ch and j often become k and g when certain suffixes follow them
“-ta” → past tense (kind of)
ji ⇒ jita
conquer → conquered
yuj ⇒ yukta
yoke, join, unite → yoked, joined, or united
kr ⇒ krta
do, make → done, made
“-in” → characterized by X
yoga + in ⇒ yogin
yoga → characterised by yoga; a yogi
“-tv” → X-ness
yoga + tva ⇒ yogatv
yoga → “yoga-ness”; the state of yoga