3.3.32
प्रे स्त्रोऽयज्ञे
Operational rule vidhi
The affix घञ् comes after the verb स्तॄ 'to cover' when preceded by the preposition प्र ; provided that the word so formed does not refer to sacrifice.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Right context प्रे saptamī · ekavacanaLeft context स्त्रः pañcamī · ekavacanaRight context अयज्ञे 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").
- 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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प्रे स्त्रः अयज्ञे
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Commentary
The affix घञ् comes after the verb स्तॄ 'to cover' when preceded by the preposition प्र ; provided that the word so formed does not refer to sacrifice.
As, शङ्खप्रस्तारः 'a bed of conch'; मणिप्रस्तारः 'strewing of gems'.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.