3.4.101
तस्थस्थमिपां तांतंतामः
Operational rule vidhi
In case of ङित्-लकारs, तस्, थस्, थ and मिप् are converted respectively to ताम्, तम्, त and अम्.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Target तस्- थस्- थ- मिपाम् ṣaṣṭhī · bahuvacanaSubstitute / term ताम्- तम्- त- अमः prathamā · bahuvacana
- Target Ṣaṣṭhī (6th case): names what gets replaced, "in place of X" (1.1.49 षष्ठी स्थानेयोगा).
- Substitute / term Prathamā (1st case): in operational rules, the substitute or the thing introduced; in definitions, the term or its referent.
Dotted words are technical terms. Hover or tap one to see its card.
| स्थानीin place of | आदेशsubstitute | |
|---|---|---|
| त | → | ता |
| थ | → | त |
| थ | → | त |
| मि → मि written मिपाम् | → | अ written अमः |
Why it is a table
- 1.3.10 यथासंख्यमनुदेशः समानाम् Two lists of equal length pair up in order (यथासङ्ख्यम्), so तस् → ताम्, थस् → तम्, थ → त, मिप् → अम् (the Kāśikā: चतुर्णां यथासंख्यं तामादय आदेशाः).
Full reading
तस्-
Pāṇini leaves out words that carry over from earlier sūtras. Expand to see the rule as a reader actually understands it.
तस्-
Replace tas-thas-tha-mipām with tām-tam-ta-amaḥ. Inherited words (anuvṛtti) may add further conditions.
Commentary
The affixes 1. ताम् 2. तम् 3. त 4. आम् are the substitutes of the four affixes तस् , थस् , थ and मिप् respectively of any ल which has an indicatory ङ् ।
This we have shown in the above table. Thus अपचताम्, अपचतम्, अपचत, अपचम्, अपाक्ताम्, अपाक्तम् अपाक्त, अपाक्षम् ।
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.