3.3.60
नौ ण च
Operational rule vidhi
And The affix ण as well as अप् come after the verb अद् 'to eat' when the उपसर्ग नि is in composition.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Right context नौ saptamī · ekavacanaWord ण Indeclinable च avyaya
- 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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- Indeclinable An avyaya such as च "and", वा "optionally", न "not".
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नौ ण च
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Commentary
And The affix ण as well as अप् come after the verb अद् 'to eat' when the उपसर्ग नि is in composition.
As नि + अद् + ण = नि + आद् + अ = न्यादः 7.2.116 'feeding'; नि + अद् + अप् = नि + घस् + अ 2.4.38 = निघसः 'eating, food'.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.