2.1.69
वर्णो वर्णेन
Operational rule vidhi
A case-inflected word denoting 'colour' is compounded with another case-inflected word which is in agreement with the former and also denotes colour and the resulting compound is तत्-पुरुष .
Word by word (padaccheda)
Substitute / term वर्णः prathamā · ekavacanaWith / by वर्णेन 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
वर्णः वर्णेन
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Commentary
A case-inflected word denoting 'colour' is compounded with another case-inflected word which is in agreement with the former and also denotes colour and the resulting compound is तत्-पुरुष ।
As कृष्णसारङ्गः 'spotted antelope,' लोहितसारङ्गः 'antelope-gappled with red.' कृष्णशवलः 'dappled with black spots' &c. For accent 6.2.3.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.