3.3.168
लिङ् यदि
Operational rule vidhi
The affix लिङ् (Benedictive) comes after a root when the word यद् is in composition and the words 1. काल 2. समय 3. वेला occur in construction.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Substitute / term prathamā · ekavacanaRight context यदि saptamī · ekavacana
- Substitute / term Prathamā (1st case): in operational rules, the substitute or the thing introduced; in definitions, the term or its referent.
- 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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लिङ् यदि
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Commentary
The affix लिङ् (Benedictive) comes after a root when the word यद् is in composition and the words 1. काल 2. समय 3. वेला occur in construction.
This ordains the Potential and supersedes the Infinitive in 'tumun'. Thus कालः, समयः, वेला वा यद् भवान् भुञ्जीत 'it is time that your honor should take your meals'.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.