Pāṇini sūtras

The affix cara (with the feminine in ṅīp) comes, after a nominal stem, the word retaining its denotation, when the meaning is ‘this had been before’.

1. bhūta+pūrveभूत+पूर्वे

   Part	Lexeme	Sandhi form	Meaning	Stem + termination
   bब्	bhūभू	bhūtaभूत	beबे	bhūtभूत् + plus aअ
   pप्	pūrvaपूर्व	pūrveपूर्वे	antecedent	pūrvaपूर्व

2. caraṭचरट्

   Part	Lexeme	Sandhi form	Meaning	Stem
   cच्	caraṭचरट्	caraṭचरट्	caraṭचरट्	caraṭचरट्