षष्ठी हेतुप्रयोगे

Operational rule vidhi

The 6th-Case-affix is used after a noun implying the cause of an action, when the word हेतु is used along with such a word.

Word by word (padaccheda)

Substitute / term षष्ठी prathamā · ekavacanaRight context - प्रयोगे saptamī · ekavacana

Substitute / term Prathamā (1st case): in operational rules, the substitute or the thing introduced; in definitions, the term or its referent.
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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Commentary

The 6th-Case-affix is used after a noun implying the cause of an action, when the word हेतु is used along with such a word.
Ex. अन्नस्य हेतोर्वसति 'he dwells for the sake of food.'

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