आत्मनेपदेष्वन्यतरस्याम्

Operational rule vidhi

For the verb roots लिप् , सिच् and ह्वे , the च्लि-प्रत्यय is optionally converted to अङ् when followed by a प्रत्यय of आत्मनेपद.

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Right context saptamī · bahuvacanaRight context अन्यतरस्याम् saptamī · ekavacana

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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अन्यतरस्याम्

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Commentary

After the verbs लिप् , सिच् and ह्वे अङ् is optionally the substitute of च्लि when the affixes of the आत्मनेपद follow.
Thus अलिपत or अलिप्त 'he painted'; असिचत or असिक्त 'he sprinkled'; आह्वत or आह्वास्त 'he challenged'.

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