1.3.66
भुजोऽनवने
Operational rule vidhi
After the verb भुज् , the आत्मनेपद is used, except in the sense of protecting.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Left context भुजः pañcamī · ekavacanaRight context अनवने saptamī · ekavacana
- Left context Pañcamī (5th case): "after X", the operation applies to what follows (1.1.67 तस्मादित्युत्तरस्य). Also used for limits and sources.
- Right context Saptamī (7th case): "when X follows", the operation applies to what precedes (1.1.66 तस्मिन्निति निर्दिष्टे पूर्वस्य). Also a condition or domain ("in the sense of").
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भुजः अनवने
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Commentary
After the verb भुज् , the आत्मनेपद is used, except in the sense of protecting.
The root bhuj when it does not mean to protect, is atmanepadi. This root belongs to the rudhadi class and has several meanings, as, to feed, to cherish, to preserve, to eat, and to enjoy. As भुंक्ते 'he eats or enjoys'; also bhunjate, bhunjate &c. But पुत्रान् भुनक्ति पिता 'the father cherishes the sons', भुनक्त्येनमग्निराहितः.
The root bhuj belongs also to the tudadi class, but there it has the sense of being curved or crooked. The bhuj belonging to the tudadi class is not to be taken in this sutra, because that bhuj has never the sense of protecting. Therefore बिभुजति पाणिम् 'he bends the hand,' is in the parasmaipada.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.