On another discussion group, Shri Ujjwal Rajput cited the following verse:

सिध्यन्ति कर्मसु महत्स्वपि यन्नियोज्याः संभावनागुणमवेहि तमीश्वराणाम्।
किं वा भवेत्स्म तमसामरुणो विभेत्ता तं चेत्सहस्रकिरणो धुरि न स्म कुर्यात्॥

This combination of "sma" with optative forms is very rare. Are there other examples of this usage, and any discussion available about it?

Madhav Deshpande

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA