3.2.98
पञ्चम्यामजातौ
Operational rule vidhi
The affix ड comes after the verb जन् 'to be produced', with a past signification, when the word, in composition with it is in the Ablative -5th case, which does not denote a genus.
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Right context पञ्चम्याम् saptamī · ekavacanaRight context अजातौ 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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Commentary
The affix ड comes after the verb जन् 'to be produced', with a past signification, when the word, in composition with it is in the Ablative -5th case, which does not denote a genus.
As बुद्धिजः 'born through understanding'; संस्कारजः 'born of habit'; दुखजः 'born through pain'.
Why do we say 'when not denoting a genus'? Observe हस्तिनो जातः 'born of elephant'; अश्वाज्जातः 'born of horse'.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.