2.4.67
न गोपवनादिभ्यः
Operational rule vidhi
After the words गोपवन etc. there is not लुक् elision of the गोत्र affix, when the word takes the plural.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Indeclinable न avyayaLeft context गोपवन- आदिभ्यः pañcamī · bahuvacana
- Indeclinable An avyaya such as च "and", वा "optionally", न "not".
- Left context Pañcamī (5th case): "after X", the operation applies to what follows (1.1.67 तस्मादित्युत्तरस्य). Also used for limits and sources.
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Full reading
न गोपवन-
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Commentary
After the words गोपवन etc. there is not लुक् elision of the गोत्र affix, when the word takes the plural.
This prevents the application of 2.4.64. Thus गोपवन + अञ् = गौपवनः; plural गौपवनाः; singular शैग्रवः, plural शैग्रवाः. The गोपवन &c., belong to Vidadi class, vide 4.1.104, and are the following:- गोपवन, शिग्रु, बिन्दु, भजन्, अश्व, अवतान, श्यामक and श्वापर्ण. The remaining words such as हरित &c., should not be taken in this sub-class. In the case of हरित &c., the Gotra affix must be elided in the plural by Rule 2.4.64. Thus हरिताः किंदासाः &c.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.