3.2.133
अर्हः प्रशंसायाम्
Operational rule vidhi
The affix शतृ comes after the verb अर्ह in expressing praise.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Left context अर्हः pañcamī · ekavacanaRight context प्रशंसायाम् 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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अर्हः प्रशंसायाम्
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Commentary
The affix शतृ comes after the verb अर्ह in expressing praise.
As अर्हन्निह भवान्विद्याम् 'thou art worthy of this knowledge here'; अर्हन्निह भवान्पूजाम् 'thou art worthy of honor in this place'.
Why do we say 'when meaning to praise' ? Witness अर्हति चौरो वधम् 'the thief deserves death'.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.