4.1.162
अपत्यं पौत्रप्रभृति गोत्रम्
Definition saṃjñā गोत्रसंज्ञा
A descendant being a grandson or a still lower offspring is called गोत्र.
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Term / subject अपत्यम् prathamā · ekavacanaTerm / subject पौत्र- प्रभृति prathamā · ekavacanaTerm / subject prathamā · ekavacana
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अपत्यम् पौत्र-
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Commentary
A descendant being a grandson or a still lower offspring is called गोत्र।
When an offspring, with reference to a person, is the son's son of that person or lower than that, it is called Gotra. Thus the son of 'Garga' will be गार्गिः, and the son or grandsons &c of गार्गिः with reference to Garga will be गार्ग्यः ॥ Similarly वात्स्यः ॥
Why do we say 'a grandson or a still lower descendant'? The immediate descendants or the son will not be called Gotra. Thus कौञ्जिः, गार्गिः ॥
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.