3.3.48
नौ वृ धान्ये
Operational rule vidhi
The affix घञ् comes after the verb वृ preceded by नि when the sense is that of grain.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Right context नौ saptamī · ekavacanaWord वृ Right context धान्ये 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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नौ वृ धान्ये
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Commentary
The affix घञ् comes after the verb वृ preceded by नि when the sense is that of grain.
The वृ here means both वृङ् and वृञ्. This debars the affix अप्. As नीवाराः 'rice growing wild or without cultivation'.
Why do we say 'meaning grain'? Observe निवरा कन्या 'a virgin girl'.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.