1.2.31
समाहारः स्वरितः
Definition saṃjñā स्वरितसंज्ञा
A vowel that is pronounced using the upper as well as lower portions of its उच्चारणस्थान is known as स्वरित.
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Term / subject समाहारः prathamā · ekavacanaTerm / subject prathamā · ekavacana
- Term / subject Prathamā (1st case): the term being defined, or the subject of the statement.
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समाहारः
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Commentary
The vowel that has the combination of अनुदात्त and उदात्त tones is said to be स्वरित or circumflexly accented.
The word "vowel" of s. 28 is understood here also. The svarita or circumflexed accent is pronounced by the combined raising and falling of the voice. It is marked by a perpendicular line on the top of the letter.
The word is used in sutra 6.1.185 \[1\]. "The affixes having an indicatory त् t have svarita accent." As क॒न्या॑ kanya, शि॒क्य॑म् sikyam, क्व॑ kva.
This sutra is not to be understood to mean that a svarita is the resultant of the combination of two vowels, an udatta vowel with an anudatta vowel. It means the accent midway between the two well-known qualities of letters known as acute and grave accents.
## Footnotes
- [1] - तित्स्वरितम् ॥
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.