3.3.69
समुदोरजः पशुषु
Operational rule vidhi
The affix अप् comes after the verb अज् 'to go' when the preposition सम् and उत् are in composition and the word so formed refers to beasts.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Right context सम्- उदोः saptamī · dvivacanaLeft context अजः pañcamī · ekavacanaRight context पशुषु saptamī · bahuvacana
- 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").
- Left context Pañcamī (5th case): "after X", the operation applies to what follows (1.1.67 तस्मादित्युत्तरस्य). Also used for limits and sources.
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Commentary
The affix अप् comes after the verb अज् 'to go' when the preposition सम् and उत् are in composition and the word so formed refers to beasts.
This debars घञ्. The root अज 'means to go, to throw'. When preceded by सम्, it means 'a collection'; and preceded by उत् it means 'driving'. As समजः पशूनां 'a herd of cattle'; उदजः पशूनां 'driving forth of cattle'.
Why do we say 'when applying to cattle'? Observe समाजो ब्राह्मणानां, उदाजः क्षत्रियाणां ।
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.