3.4.95
आत ऐ
Operational rule vidhi
In the लेट् (Vedic Subjunctive) ऐ is the substitute of आ in the first and second person dual of the आत्मनेपद .
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Target आतः ṣaṣṭhī · ekavacanaWord ऐ
- Target Ṣaṣṭhī (6th case): names what gets replaced, "in place of X" (1.1.49 षष्ठी स्थानेयोगा).
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आतः ऐ
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Commentary
In the लेट् (Vedic Subjunctive) ऐ is the substitute of आ in the first and second person dual of the आत्मनेपद ।
Thus मन्त्रयैते, मन्त्रयैथे, करवैते, करवैथे । Why is not the augment आट् changed into ऐ ? Because otherwise the rule enjoining आट् would be superfluous.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.