बहुलं छन्दसि

Operational rule vidhi

In the छन्दस् (Vedas) there is diversely the लुक् elision of the विकरण शप् -- कर्तरि शप् (3.1.68).

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Substitute / term बहुलम् prathamā · ekavacanaRight context छन्दसि 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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बहुलम् छन्दसि

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Commentary

In the छन्दस् (Vedas) there is diversely the लुक् elision of the विकरण शप् -- कर्तरि शप् 3.1.68.
There is elision in other conjugations than Adadi; and there is sometimes even no elision in Adadi verbs. As वृत्रं हनति 'he kills Vritra.' हन् + शप् + ति = हनति instead of हन्ति । So also, अहिः शयते instead of शेते. (Rig.V. I.32.5). In these cases the Vikarana शप् has not been elided.

In some cases the शप् is elided as त्राध्वम् नो देवाः instead of त्रायध्वम् ॥

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