3.4.31
चर्मोदरयोः पूरेः
Operational rule vidhi
The affix णमुल् comes after the verb पुर् 'to fill' when the word चर्मन् and उदर् are compounded with it.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Right context चर्म- उदरयोः saptamī · dvivacanaLeft context पूरेः pañcamī · 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").
- 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 णमुल् comes after the verb पुर् 'to fill' when the word चर्मन् and उदर् are compounded with it.
Thus उदरपूरं भुङ्क्ते 'he eats so as to fill his belly'? चर्मपूरं स्तृणाति 'he spreads so as to cover the skin'.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.