उञः

Definition saṃjñā प्रगृह्यसंज्ञा

According to Shakalya, the निपात 'उञ्', when followed by the word 'इति' in a non vedic context, gets the term 'प्रगृह्य'.

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Of उञः ṣaṣṭhī · ekavacana

Of Ṣaṣṭhī (6th case): "of X". In this kind of sūtra it marks a relation, not a substitution.

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उञः

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Commentary

The particle ऊञ् before इति , according to शाकल्य is a प्रगृह्य।
This sūtra consists of the single word उञ् meaning उ. According to the same Rishi Sakalya, उञ् is a pragrihya, before इति, in modern Sanskrit. This is also an optional rule. Thus उ इति or विति.

Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.