अक्षशलाकासंख्याः परिणा

Operational rule vidhi

The word अक्ष (dice), the word शलाका (stick) and the words indicating a number - all undergo a समास with a related 'परि' शब्द, and the समास is called अव्ययीभावसमास.

Word by word (padaccheda)

Substitute / term अक्ष- शलाका- prathamā · bahuvacanaWith / by परिणा tṛtīyā · ekavacana

Substitute / term Prathamā (1st case): in operational rules, the substitute or the thing introduced; in definitions, the term or its referent.
With / by Tṛtīyā (3rd case): accompaniment or means.

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Full reading

अक्ष-शलाका- परिणा

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Commentary

The words अक्ष 'a die for playing with', शलाका 'an ivory piece used in gambling' and सङ्खया 'numerals' are compounded with the word परि and the compound so formed is called अव्ययीभाव।
This समास is restricted to terms applicable to gambling. Thus there is a game called panchiká which is played with fire dice or five ivory pieces When all these five pieces fall with faces turned upward, or all with faces turned down, then the thrower wins the game. But when the fall is otherwise, he loses. Thus अक्षपरि 'an unlucky throw of dice. शलाकापरि, an unlucky throw of ivory pieces '; so also एकपरि 'an unlucky throw by one over' द्विपरि, त्रिपरि and lastly चतुष्परि.' This is the maximum.' But when Eve are of one form, then of course, he wins.

Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.