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नित्यं हस्ते पाणावुपयमने
Definition saṃjñā निपातसंज्ञाDefinition saṃjñā गतिसंज्ञा
The word हस्ते 'in the hand', पाणौ 'in the hand' are always necessarily called गति when used with the verb कृ in the sense of 'marriage'.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Term / subject नित्यम् prathamā · ekavacanaIndeclinable हस्ते avyayaIndeclinable पाणौ avyayaIn / when उपयमने saptamī · ekavacana
- 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".
- In / when Saptamī (7th case): "in X" or "when X", a domain or condition.
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नित्यम् हस्ते पाणौ उपयमने
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Commentary
The word हस्ते 'in the hand', पाणौ 'in the hand' are always necessarily called गति when used with the verb कृ in the sense of 'marriage'.
As पाणौ कृत्य or हस्ते कृत्य having married. But हस्ते कृत्वा कार्षापणं गतः he went out having taken in his hand a karshapana (a coin).
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.