3.3.33
प्रथने वावशब्दे
Operational rule vidhi
The affix घञ् comes after the verb स्तॄ 'to cover' when the preposition वि is in composition with it when the sense is that of extension and when such spreading does not refer to words.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Right context प्रथने saptamī · ekavacanaRight context वौ saptamī · ekavacanaRight context अशब्दे 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").
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प्रथने वौ अशब्दे
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Commentary
The affix घञ् comes after the verb स्तॄ 'to cover' when the preposition वि is in composition with it when the sense is that of extension and when such spreading does not refer to words.
The word प्रथनं means 'extent, circuit, range'. As पटस्य विस्तारः 'the extension of the garment'.
Why do we say 'when meaning extent'? Observe, तृणविस्तरः 'a collection of grass'. Why do we say 'not referring to words'? Observe विस्तरो वचसाम् 'prolixity of words'.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.