3.3.46
प्रे लिप्सायाम्
Operational rule vidhi
The affix घञ् comes after the root ग्रह् 'to seize' when the word प्र is in composition and the sense denoted is the desire of acquisition.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Right context प्रे saptamī · ekavacanaRight context लिप्सायाम् 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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प्रे लिप्सायाम्
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Commentary
The affix घञ् comes after the root ग्रह् 'to seize' when the word प्र is in composition and the sense denoted is the desire of acquisition.
As पात्रप्रग्राहेण चरति भिक्षुः पिण्डार्थी 'the beggar walks for the sake of alms, carrying a vessel in hand'; स्रुवप्रग्राहेण चरति द्विजो दक्षिणार्थी 'carrying a sacrificial ladle, the Brahmana walks about for his fee'. The word लिप्सा means 'the wish to have something'.
Why do we say 'when meaning desire of gain'? Observe प्रग्रहो देवदत्तस्य ।
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.