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HH,

Thanks! I found the sUkta you were talking about. It is rgveda- mandala 7-sukta 35.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->5356 07_035_01   shaM na <b>indraagnii</b> bhavataamavobhiH shaM na <b>indraavaruNaa</b> raatahavyaa  |  shamindraasomaa suvitaaya shaM yoH shaM na <b>indraapuuShaNaa</b> vaajasaatau  ||
5357 07_035_02   shaM no bhagaH shamu naH shaMso astu shaM naH puraMdhiH shamu santu raayaH  |  shaM naH satyasya suyamasya shaMsaH shaM no aryamaa purujaato astu  ||
5358 07_035_03   shaM no dhaataa shamu dhartaa no astu shaM na uruucii bhavatu svadhaabhiH  |  shaM rodasii bR^ihatii shaM no adriH shaM no devaanaaM suhavaani santu  ||
5359 07_035_04   shaM no agnirjyotiraniiko astu shaM no <b>mitraavaruNaavashvinaa</b> sham |  shaM naH sukR^itaaM sukR^itaani santu shaM na iShiro abhi vaatu vaataH  ||
5360 07_035_05   shaM no <b>dyaavaapR^ithivii</b> puurvahuutau shamantarikShaM dR^ishaye no astu  |  shaM na oShadhiirvanino bhavantu shaM no rajasaspatirastu jiShNuH  ||
5361 07_035_06   shaM na indro vasubhirdevo astu shamaadityebhirvaruNaH sushaMsaH  |  shaM no rudro rudrebhirjalaaShaH shaM nastvaShTaa gnaabhiriha shR^iNotu  ||
5362 07_035_07   shaM naH somo bhavatu brahma shaM naH shaM no graavaaNaH shamu santu yaj~naaH  |  shaM naH svaruuNaammitayo bhavantu shaM naH prasva\kpH shamvastu vediH  ||
5363 07_035_08   shaM naH suurya urucakShaa udetu shaM nashcatasraH pradisho bhavantu  |  shaM naH parvataa dhruvayo bhavantu shaM naH sindhavaH shamu santvaapaH  ||
5364 07_035_09   shaM no aditirbhavatu vratebhiH shaM no bhavantu marutaH svarkaaH  |  shaM no viShNuH shamu puuShaa no astu shaM no bhavitraM shamvastu vaayuH  ||
5365 07_035_10   shaM no devaH savitaa traayamaaNaH shaM no bhavantuuShaso vibhaatiiH  |  shaM naH parjanyo bhavatu prajaabhyaH shaM naH kShetrasya patirastu shambhuH  ||
5366 07_035_11   shaM no devaa <b>vishvadevaa</b> bhavantu shaM sarasvatii saha dhiibhirastu  |  shamabhiShaacaH shamu raatiShaacaH shaM no divyaaH paarthivaaH shaM no apyaaH  ||
5367 07_035_12   shaM naH satyasya patayo bhavantu shaM no arvantaH shamu santu gaavaH  |  shaM na R^ibhavaH sukR^itaH suhastaaH shaM no bhavantu pitaro haveShu  ||
5368 07_035_13   shaM no aja ekapaaddevo astu shaM no .ahirbudhnya\kpH shaM samudraH  |  shaM no apaaM napaatperurastu shaM naH pR^ishnirbhavatu devagopaa  ||
5369 07_035_14   aadityaa rudraa vasavo juShantedambrahma kriyamaaNaM naviiyaH  |  shR^iNvantu no divyaaH paarthivaaso gojaataa uta ye yaj~niyaasaH  ||
5370 07_035_15   ye devaanaaM yaj~niyaa yaj~niyaanaammanoryajatraa amR^itaa R^itaj~naaH  |  te no raasantaamurugaayamadya yuuyampaata svastibhiH sadaa naH  ||
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In general mitrAvaruNA type of dvandva appears, but look at 4th R^ichA. It has:
mitraavaruNaavashvinaa

It seems that here mitrAvaruNau + ashvinA is present. Otherwise how do you explain the "v" in the middle viz. mitraavaruNaa"v"ashvinaa?
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Another example is "vishvedavA" made from vishva and deva but the "a" at the end of vishva becomes "e".
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It is also good to recall that these exceptions occur in vedic Sanskrit which is very archaic from the classical sanskrit point of view.