1.4.9
षष्ठीयुक्तश्छन्दसि वा
Definition saṃjñā घिसंज्ञा
The word पति, when associated with a word of षष्ठी विभक्ति, optionally gets the term घि in वेदाः.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Term / subject षष्ठीयुक्तः prathamā · ekavacanaIn / when छन्दसि saptamī · ekavacanaIndeclinable वा avyaya
- Term / subject Prathamā (1st case): the term being defined, or the subject of the statement.
- In / when Saptamī (7th case): "in X" or "when X", a domain or condition.
- Indeclinable An avyaya such as च "and", वा "optionally", न "not".
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Full reading
षष्ठीयुक्तः छन्दसि वा
Pāṇini leaves out words that carry over from earlier sūtras. Expand to see the rule as a reader actually understands it.
Commentary
The word पति when used in connection with a noun ending in the 6th or genitive case, is घि , optionally, in the छन्दस् (Veda).
The word pati is understood in this sutra. By the last sutra, pati would have not been ghi when not in composition. This sutra makes an exception to that when this word occurs in the Vaidic literature.
कुलुञ्चानां पतये or पत्ये नमः salutation to the lord of the Kulunchas.
Why do we say 'when used in connection with a noun in the genitive case'? Observe मया पत्या जरट्टषिर्यथासः.
Why do we say 'in the Chhandas'? Observe ग्रामस्य पत्ये.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.