1.4.11
संयोगे गुरु
Definition saṃjñā गुरुसंज्ञा
A ह्रस्व स्वर which is followed by a संयोग gets the term गुरु.
Word by word (padaccheda)
In / when saptamī · ekavacanaTerm / subject prathamā · ekavacana
- In / when Saptamī (7th case): "in X" or "when X", a domain or condition.
- Term / subject Prathamā (1st case): the term being defined, or the subject of the statement.
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Full reading
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Commentary
When a conjunct consonant follows a short vowel is termed गुरु 'heavy'.
A hrasva vowel however is not to be called 'light' when it is followed by a conjunct consonant. As the i of शिक्षा 'learning' is a heavy vowel. Thus शिक्षा is derived from शिक्ष + अ 3.3.103, (let the affix अ come after that verb which has a heavy vowel and ends in a consonant when the word to be formed is feminine). So also कुण्डा and भिक्षा.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.