3.3.124
जालमानायः
Operational rule vidhi
The word आनाय is irregularly formed when the meaning is 'a net'.
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Substitute / term जालम् prathamā · ekavacanaSubstitute / term आनायः prathamā · ekavacana
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Full reading
जालम् आनायः
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Commentary
The word आनाय is irregularly formed when the meaning is 'a net'.
The word is thus formed in the sense of instrument. आ + नो + घञ् = आनायः 'a net' (by which they are caught); as आनायो मत्स्यानां 'a net for fish'; आनायो मृगाणाम् 'a net for wild deer &c'.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.