1.4.39
राधीक्ष्योर्यस्य विप्रश्नः
Definition saṃjñā कारकसंज्ञाDefinition saṃjñā सम्प्रदानसंज्ञा
In the case of the verbs राध् 'to propitiate' and ईक्ष् 'to look to', the person about whose good or bad fortune questions are asked is called सम्प्रदान.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Of राध्- ईक्ष्योः ṣaṣṭhī · dvivacanaOf यस्य ṣaṣṭhī · ekavacanaTerm / subject विप्रश्नः prathamā · ekavacana
- Of Ṣaṣṭhī (6th case): "of X". In this kind of sūtra it marks a relation, not a substitution.
- Term / subject Prathamā (1st case): the term being defined, or the subject of the statement.
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Commentary
In the case of the verbs राध् 'to propitiate' and ईक्ष् 'to look to', the person about whose good or bad fortune questions are asked is called सम्प्रदान।
The word viprasna means literally asking various questions; and denotes questioning about the good or bad luck of another. Thus देवदत्ताय राध्यति ईक्षते गर्गः Garga is favorable to or looks to Devadatta, the sense is that being casually asked by Devadatta, he reflects upon the good or bad fortune of Devadatta.
Another explanation of this sutra is, the agent that puts various questions is put in the dative case, As शिष्याय राध्नोति or ईक्षते वा गुरुः meaning, the pupil asks the teacher various questions to resolve his doubts, and the teacher answers those questions to the pupil.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.