वह्यं करणम्

Operational rule vidhi

The word वह्यं is irregularly formed when the meaning of the word is an instrument of carrying.

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वह्यम्

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Commentary

The word वह्यं is irregularly formed when the meaning of the word is an instrument of carrying.
The word वह्य is derived from root वह 'to carry' and means 'a vehicle', i. e., that by which a thing is carried; as वह्यं शकटम्. When it does not mean a carriage, the root takes the affix ण्यत्; thus वाह्यः 'an ox'.

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