वाहिताग्न्यादिषु

Operational rule vidhi

In the compounds अहिताग्नि and the like, the निष्ठा-formed word may optionally be placed first.

Word by word (padaccheda)

Indeclinable वा avyayaRight context आहिताग्नि- आदिषु saptamī · bahuvacana

Indeclinable An avyaya such as च "and", वा "optionally", न "not".
Right context Saptamī (7th case): "when X follows", the operation applies to what precedes (1.1.66 तस्मिन्निति निर्दिष्टे पूर्वस्य). Also a condition or domain ("in the sense of").

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वा आहिताग्नि-आदिषु

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Commentary

In the compounds अहिताग्नि and the like, the निष्ठा-formed word may optionally be placed first.
Thus अग्न्याहितः or आहिताग्निः 'one who has consecrated fire.'

1. आहिताग्नि. 2.जातपुत्र. 3. जातदन्त. 4. जातश्मश्रु. 5. तैलपीत. 6.घृतपीत. 7. मद्यपीत. 8.ऊढभार्य. 9. गवार्थ .

आकृतिगणोऽयम् .
1. गडुकण्ठ. 2. अस्युद्यत् . 3. (अरमुद्यत). 4.दण्डपाणिप्रभृतयोऽपि.

This आहिताग्नि class is akritigana; so that words like a &c., must be looked for in this class.

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