On the epic form of m. sing. dvandvas see also pp. 361--362, n.3 of
Oberlies, Thomas, A Grammar of Epic Sanskrit, Indian Philology and South Asian Studies (Berlin: De Gruyter, 2003)  (DOI)

That doesn't address the bahuvrīhi issue, though.

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On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 at 12:38, Nataliya Yanchevskaya via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:
Dear Dominik,
The dvandva-based bahuvrīhis are not uncommon. I saw several such compounds in the epics – first of all, in the Mahābhārata, but also in the Rāmāyaṇa, Yogavāsiṣṭha, etc. (I can find the quotes for you later, if needed)
So – no problem at all.
Nataliya

On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM Dr. Dominik A. Haas, BA MA <dominik@haas.asia> wrote:
Dear colleagues, 

I have a question: Can dvandvas become bahuvrīhis? Specifically, I’m looking at the compound akṣamālāṅgulīyakaḥ. Does it just mean “wearing an akṣamālā as a finger ring,” or could it also mean “wearing an akṣamālā and a finger ring”? I don’t recall ever seeing a dvandva-bahuvrīhi, but in this case it would make much more sense, which is why I wonder if this is perhaps a rare, non-standard form. Of course, it’s also possible that it’s just a misspelling of akṣamālo ’ṅgulīyakaḥ.

Thank you for your time and best regards,
Dominik A. Haas

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