2.4.47
सनि च
Operational rule vidhi
And when सन् (Desiderative) follows, गमि is the substitute of ण् when the sense is not that of 'informing'.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Right context सनि saptamī · ekavacanaIndeclinable च avyaya
- 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").
- Indeclinable An avyaya such as च "and", वा "optionally", न "not".
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सनि च
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Commentary
And when सन् (Desiderative) follows, गमि is the substitute of ण् when the sense is not that of 'informing'.
जिगमिषति 'wishes to go' जिगमिषतः, जिगमिषन्ति. But अर्थान् प्रतीषिषति 'he wishes to inform the meaning.' So also with इक्, as अधिजिगमिषति. The yogavibhaga indicates that the anuvritti of सन् only runs in the next sutra and not of णि. The form is thus evolved in the Parasmaipada; सन् + गम् = गम् + गम् + स 6.1.9 = ग + गम् + स 7.4.60 = ज + गम् + स 7.4.62 = ज + गम् + इट् + स 7.2.50 = जिगमिष, and then we add the personal terminations.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.