3.3.31
यज्ञे समि स्तुवः
Operational rule vidhi
The affix घञ् comes after the verb स्तु 'to praise' when it is preceded by the उपसर्ग सम् and the word refers to sacrificial subjects.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Right context यज्ञे saptamī · ekavacanaRight context समि saptamī · ekavacanaLeft context स्तुवः 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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यज्ञे समि स्तुवः
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Commentary
The affix घञ् comes after the verb स्तु 'to praise' when it is preceded by the उपसर्ग सम् and the word refers to sacrificial subjects.
As संस्तावश्छन्दोगानाम् 'the Sanstava of the Chhandogas'; संस्ताव (= समेत्य स्तुवन्ति यस्मिन् देशे छन्दोगाः स देशः) means 'the place which the Brahmanas repeating hymns and prayers, occupy at a sacrifice'.
But when not referring to sacrifice we have संस्तवश्छात्रयोः 'the praising together of the two pupils'.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.