लिट् च

Definition saṃjñā आर्धधातुकसंज्ञा

The तिङ्-प्रत्ययs of the लिट्-लकार get the term आर्धधातुक.

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Term / subject prathamā · ekavacanaIndeclinable च avyaya

Term / subject Prathamā (1st case): the term being defined, or the subject of the statement.
Indeclinable An avyaya such as च "and", वा "optionally", न "not".

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लिट् च

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Commentary

The तिङ् (Personal Endings) of the लिट् (Perfect Tense) are also called आर्द्धधातुक ।
This debars them from being called sarvadhatuka and, being ardhadhatuka, some of them take the augment इट्; as पेचिथ, शेकिथ । Moreover by their being ardhadhatuka they do not admit of the Vikaranas शप् &c.

So from ग्लै (ग्ला, VI.1.45) we have जग्ले; here the आ is elided by 6.4.64, the affix being treated as ardhadhatuka; similarly मम्ले from म्लै ।

Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.