3.1.23
नित्यं कौटिल्ये गतौ
Operational rule vidhi
The affix वङ् invariably comes in the sense of 'crookedness' after a simple verb expressing motion.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Substitute / term नित्यम् prathamā · ekavacanaRight context कौटिल्ये saptamī · ekavacanaRight context गतौ 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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Full reading
नित्यम् कौटिल्ये गतौ
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Commentary
The affix वङ् invariably comes in the sense of 'crookedness' after a simple verb expressing motion.
Thus क्रम् 'to move', चङ्क्रम्यते 'he moves crookedly'. So also दन्द्रम्यते. After a verb of motion, the यङ् never expresses intensity or repetition; so if the latter sense is to be expressed, a phrase must be employed; as भृशं क्रामति 'he wanders much'. This is inferred from the word नित्य used in the sutra i. e. यङ् always has the sense of crookedness and no other sense after a verb of motion.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.