3.2.161
भञ्जभासमिदो घुरच्
Operational rule vidhi
The affix घुरच् comes in the sense of 'agent having such a habit etc.' after the verbs 1. भञ्ज् 'to break' 2. भास् 'to shine' 3. भिद् 'to be fat'.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Left context भञ्ज- भास- मिदः pañcamī · ekavacanaSubstitute / term घुरच् prathamā · ekavacana
- Left context Pañcamī (5th case): "after X", the operation applies to what follows (1.1.67 तस्मादित्युत्तरस्य). Also used for limits and sources.
- Substitute / term Prathamā (1st case): in operational rules, the substitute or the thing introduced; in definitions, the term or its referent.
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भञ्ज-
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Commentary
The affix घुरच् comes in the sense of 'agent having such a habit etc.' after the verbs 1. भञ्ज् 'to break' 2. भास् 'to shine' 3. भिद् 'to be fat'.
As भञ्ज् + घुरच् = भङ्ग् + उर 7.3.52 = भङ्गुरः 'brittle'; the palatal being changed into guttural, because of the indicatory घ. So also मेदुरः पशुः 'a fat beast'; भासुरं ज्योतिः 'splendid light'.
After the verb भञ्ज् this affix gives a reflexive signification-- that which naturally breaks of itself.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.