1.4.55
तत्प्रयोजको हेतुश्च
Definition saṃjñā कारकसंज्ञाDefinition saṃjñā कर्तृसंज्ञाDefinition saṃjñā हेतुसंज्ञा
That which is the mover thereof, i.e. of the independent source of action, is called हेतु or cause, as well as कर्ता or agent.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Term / subject तत्- प्रयोजकः prathamā · ekavacanaTerm / subject prathamā · ekavacanaIndeclinable च avyaya
- Term / subject Prathamā (1st case): the term being defined, or the subject of the statement.
- Indeclinable An avyaya such as च "and", वा "optionally", न "not".
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Commentary
That which is the mover thereof, i.e. of the independent source of action, is called हेतु or cause, as well as कर्ता or agent.
Thus कारयति he causes to be made, हारयति he causes to be taken. When hetu is employed as agent the verb is put in the causative form 3.1.26.
The force of the word च is to give both names to the mover of an agent, viz., Hetu and karta: otherwise by sutra 1 of this Chapter only one name would have been given.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.