3.3.26
अवोदोर्नियः
Operational rule vidhi
The affix घञ् comes after the verb नी 'to lead' when the prepositions अव and उत् are in composition.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Right context अव- उदोः saptamī · dvivacanaLeft context नियः 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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Commentary
The affix घञ् comes after the verb नी 'to lead' when the prepositions अव and उत् are in composition.
As अवनायः 'throwing down'; उन्नायः 'elevation'.
How do you explain उन्नयः in उन्नयः पदार्थानाम् ? Here the affix is 'ach' by 3.3.113.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.