सोपानम् २७: शून्य-विकृति हलन्ताङ्गम् ('सुगण्' & 'मरुत्')
Step into pure, unmodified Subanta derivation: Master the nasal archetype 'सुगण्' (100% zero stem mutation across all 21 cases), the dental archetypes 'मरुत् / संपद् / विद्युत्', and the fundamental word-final phonetics of ६.१.६८ हल्ङ्याब्भ्यो..., ८.२.३९ झलां जशोऽन्ते, and ८.४.५५ खरि च!
शून्य-विकृति-रहस्यम्: कस्मात् हलन्त-शब्दाः सूक्ष्मतमाः?
When a nominal base ends in a consonant (हल्), the stem remains rock-solid and unmodified across almost the entire paradigm. Let us inspect the three foundational principles:
Because nasal 'ण्' does not change before consonants or vowels, 'सुगण्' forms all 21 cases simply by joining the pure endings: सुगणौ, सुगणा, सुगणे, सुगणि!
In 1.1 Nominative singular, the single consonant 'स्' completely drops after any consonant base via ६.१.६८ हल्ङ्याब्भ्यो..., yielding the bare stem: मरुत्, सुगण्, जगत्!
Dental stems soften before voiced -भ्याम् (मरुद्भ्याम् via ८.२.३९) and harden before voiceless -सु (मरुत्सु via ८.४.५५).