3.3.47
परौ यज्ञे
Operational rule vidhi
The affix घञ् comes after the root ग्रह् 'to seize' in composition with परि when it relates to sacrificial subjects.
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Right context परौ saptamī · ekavacanaRight context यज्ञे 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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Commentary
The affix घञ् comes after the root ग्रह् 'to seize' in composition with परि when it relates to sacrificial subjects.
As उत्तरपरिग्राहः 'the northern fencing of the sacrificial altar'; अधरपरिग्राहः 'the southern fencing of the sacrificial altar'.
Why do we say 'when relating to sacrifices'? Observe परिग्रहः देवदत्तस्य 'the fencing of Devadatta'.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.