3.1.34
सिब्बहुलं लेटि
Operational rule vidhi
सिप् is diversely the affix of a verbal root when लेट् follows.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Substitute / term prathamā · ekavacanaSubstitute / term बहुलम् prathamā · ekavacanaRight context लेटि 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
सिप् बहुलम् लेटि
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Commentary
सिप् is diversely the affix of a verbal root when लेट् follows.
The tense called लेट् or subjunctive is found in the Vedas only. When the subjunctive tense is employed, the affix सिप् is diversely added.
Thus जोषिषत्, तारिषत्, मन्दिषत्. Sometimes this augment is not employed; thus पताति दिद्युत् उदधिं ज्यावयाति. Thus in Rig Veda 1.1.2, वक्षति is an example of लेट् with सिप् ॥
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.