1.2.30
नीचैरनुदात्तः
Definition saṃjñā अनुदात्तसंज्ञा
A vowel that is pronounced using the lower-half portion of its उच्चारणस्थान is known as अनुदात्त.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Indeclinable नीचैः avyayaTerm / subject prathamā · ekavacana
- Indeclinable An avyaya such as च "and", वा "optionally", न "not".
- Term / subject Prathamā (1st case): the term being defined, or the subject of the statement.
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Full reading
नीचैः
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Commentary
The vowel that is perceived as having a low tone is called अनुदात्तः or gravely accented
The word "vowel" of sutra 1.2.28 is understood in this sutra. As अग्निः agnih, here अ has the grave accent. The vowel accent known as grave or anudatta is pronounced by lowering the voice. In writing, the anudatta is marked by a line underneath the vowel. The vowel which is uttered from the lower portions of its special place of pronunciation gets the grave accent.
This word is used in sutra 3.1.4 \[1\] "the case terminations called सुप् and those affixes that have an indicatory प् are anudatta" &c. As त्रयः, बोधयामि.
In pronouncing an anudatta vowel, there is slackening of the organs, and mildness, as well as softness and sweetness of tone: while there is expansion and widening of the larynx.
## Footnotes
- [1] - अनुदात्तौ सुप्पितौ ॥
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.