3.2.63
छन्दसि सहः
Operational rule vidhi
In the छन्दस् (Vedas) the affix णिव comes after the verb सह् 'to bear' when in composition with a word ending in a case-affix.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Right context छन्दसि saptamī · ekavacanaLeft context सहः pañcamī · 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").
- Left context Pañcamī (5th case): "after X", the operation applies to what follows (1.1.67 तस्मादित्युत्तरस्य). Also used for limits and sources.
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छन्दसि सहः
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Commentary
In the छन्दस् (Vedas) the affix णिव comes after the verb सह् 'to bear' when in composition with a word ending in a case-affix.
The words 'upasarga' and 'supi' are understood here. As तुर + सह् + ण्वि = तुरासाह् nom. sing. तुराषाट् 'name of Indra'. The dentals स is changed into cerebral ष by 8.3.56, and the ह् into ट by 8.2.31. The final अ of तुर is lengthened by 6.3.137. See Rig. Veda. (I.175.2), 3.4.5.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.