3.1.17
शब्दवैरकलहाभ्रकण्वमेघेभ्यः करणे
Operational rule vidhi
The affix क्यङ् , in the sense of 'making', comes after these words, as the object of the action, viz. शब्द 'sound', वैर 'hostility', कलह 'strife', अभ्र 'cloud', कण्व 'sin' and मेध 'cloud'.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Left context शब्द- वैर- कलह- अभ्र- कण्व- मेघेभ्यः pañcamī · bahuvacanaRight context saptamī · ekavacana
- Left context Pañcamī (5th case): "after X", the operation applies to what follows (1.1.67 तस्मादित्युत्तरस्य). Also used for limits and sources.
- 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 affix क्यङ् , in the sense of 'making', comes after these words, as the object of the action, viz. शब्द 'sound', वैर 'hostility', कलह 'strife', अभ्र 'cloud', कण्व 'sin' and मेध 'cloud'.
Thus, शब्दं करोति = शब्दायते 'he makes a noise'. So also वैरायते, कलहायते, अभ्रायते, कण्वायते, मेघायते ।
Vart:- It should be stated that the affix comes after सुदिन, दुर्दिन and नीहार; as, सुदिनायते, दुर्दिनायते, नीहारायते ।
Vart:- So also should be included the words अटा, अट्टा, शीका, कोटा, पोटा सोटा and कष्टा; as अटायते, अट्टायते, शीकायते, कोटायते, पोटायते, सोटायते and कष्टायते ।
The word करण in the sutra is not the Grammatical Karana or the Instrumental case, but has here its primary meaning of 'doing'.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.