श्लिष आलिङ्गने

Operational rule vidhi

When used with the meaning of 'giving a hug', The च्लि-प्रत्यय that follows the verb root श्लिष् is converted to क्स.

Word by word (padaccheda)

Left context श्लिषः pañcamī · ekavacanaRight context आलिङ्गने 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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श्लिषः आलिङ्गने

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Commentary

क्स is the substitute of च्लि after the verb श्लिष , when used in the sense of 'embracing'.
This is a restrictive aphorism. As आश्लिक्षत् कन्याम् 'he embraced the girl'. But समाश्लिषज्जतुकाष्ठम् 'the glue joined the wood'.

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