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  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
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    [^abc]
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    [a-zA-Z]
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    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
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    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
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    \D
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    \W
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    a?
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    a*
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    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
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    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
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    ^
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    $
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    \b
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    \B

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#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?u)\s+([\u0900-\u097F]*)\s+([०-९]{2}).([०-९]{4})\s+\(कौमुदीधातुः-\s([०-९]{4})\)[\s\S]*(परस्मैपदी|आत्मनेपदी)\s+(अकर्मकः|सकर्मकः)" Local $sString = "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " इ" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " ०२.००४० " & @CRLF & _ " (कौमुदीधातुः- १०४५)" & @CRLF & _ " इण् " & @CRLF & _ " गतौ" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " (अदादिः " & @CRLF & _ " परस्मैपदी " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " सकर्मकः " & @CRLF & _ " अनिट् " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " ) " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " कर्तरि" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " भावकर्मणोः" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " सन्नन्ते" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " णिजन्ते" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " यङन्ते" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " कृदन्ते" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " उपसर्गार्थाः" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " उपसर्गार्थचन्द्रिका" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " प्रयोगाः" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " Info" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " कर्तरि लट्लकारः (परस्मैपदम्)" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " एति" & @CRLF & _ " इतः" & @CRLF & _ " यन्ति" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " एषि" & @CRLF & _ " इथः" & @CRLF & _ " इथ" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " एमि" & @CRLF & _ " इवः" & @CRLF & _ " इमः" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " कर्तरि लिट्लकारः (परस्मैपदम्)" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " इयाय" & @CRLF & _ " ईयतुः" & @CRLF & _ " ईयुः" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " इयेथ, इययिथ" & @CRLF & _ " ईयथुः" & @CRLF & _ " ईय" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " इयाय, इयय" & @CRLF & _ " ईयिव" & @CRLF & _ " ईयिम" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " कर्तरि लुट्लकारः (परस्मैपदम्)" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " एता" & @CRLF & _ " एतारौ" & @CRLF & _ " एतारः" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " एतासि" & @CRLF & _ " एतास्थः" & @CRLF & _ " एतास्थ" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " एतास्मि" & @CRLF & _ " एतास्वः" & @CRLF & _ " एतास्मः" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " कर्तरि लृट्लकारः (परस्मैपदम्)" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " एष्यति" & @CRLF & _ " एष्यतः" & @CRLF & _ " एष्यन्ति" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " एष्यसि" & @CRLF & _ " एष्यथः" & @CRLF & _ " एष्यथ" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " एष्यामि" & @CRLF & _ " एष्यावः" & @CRLF & _ " एष्यामः" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " कर्तरि लोट्लकारः (परस्मैपदम्)" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " एतु, इतात्" & @CRLF & _ " इताम्" & @CRLF & _ " यन्तु" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " इहि, इतात्" & @CRLF & _ " इतम्" & @CRLF & _ " इत" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " अयानि" & @CRLF & _ " अयाव" & @CRLF & _ " अयाम" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " कर्तरि लङ्लकारः (परस्मैपदम्)" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " ऐत्" & @CRLF & _ " ऐताम्" & @CRLF & _ " आयन्" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " ऐः" & @CRLF & _ " ऐतम्" & @CRLF & _ " ऐत" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " आयम्" & @CRLF & _ " ऐव" & @CRLF & _ " ऐम" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " कर्तरि विधिलिङ्लकारः (परस्मैपदम्)" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " इयात्" & @CRLF & _ " इयाताम्" & @CRLF & _ " इयुः" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " इयाः" & @CRLF & _ " इयातम्" & @CRLF & _ " इयात" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " इयाम्" & @CRLF & _ " इयाव" & @CRLF & _ " इयाम" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " कर्तरि आशीर्लिङ्लकारः (परस्मैपदम्)" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " ईयात्" & @CRLF & _ " ईयास्ताम्" & @CRLF & _ " ईयासुः" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " ईयाः" & @CRLF & _ " ईयास्तम्" & @CRLF & _ " ईयास्त" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " ईयासम्" & @CRLF & _ " ईयास्व" & @CRLF & _ " ईयास्म" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " कर्तरि लुङ्लकारः (परस्मैपदम्)" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " अगात्" & @CRLF & _ " अगाताम्" & @CRLF & _ " अगुः" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " अगाः" & @CRLF & _ " अगातम्" & @CRLF & _ " अगात" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " अगाम्" & @CRLF & _ " अगाव" & @CRLF & _ " अगाम" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " कर्तरि लृङ्लकारः (परस्मैपदम्)" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " ऐष्यत्" & @CRLF & _ " ऐष्यताम्" & @CRLF & _ " ऐष्यन्" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " ऐष्यः" & @CRLF & _ " ऐष्यतम्" & @CRLF & _ " ऐष्यत" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " ऐष्यम्" & @CRLF & _ " ऐष्याव" & @CRLF & _ " ऐष्याम" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ " " Local $aArray = StringRegExp($sString, $sRegex, $STR_REGEXPARRAYGLOBALFULLMATCH) Local $aFullArray[0] For $i = 0 To UBound($aArray) -1 _ArrayConcatenate($aFullArray, $aArray[$i]) Next $aArray = $aFullArray ; Present the entire match result _ArrayDisplay($aArray, "Result")

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