4.1.176
स्त्रियामवन्तिकुन्तिकुरुभ्यश्च
Operational rule vidhi
In denoting a feminine name, the तद्राजा is elided after the words 1. अवन्ति 2. कुन्ति and 3. कुरु .
Word by word (padaccheda)
Right context स्त्रियाम् saptamī · ekavacanaLeft context अवन्ति- कुन्ति- कुरुभ्यः pañcamī · bahuvacanaIndeclinable च avyaya
- 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.
- Indeclinable An avyaya such as च "and", वा "optionally", न "not".
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Full reading
स्त्रियाम् अवन्ति-
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Commentary
In denoting a feminine name, the तद्राजा is elided after the words 1. अवन्ति 2. कुन्ति and 3. कुरु ।
That is to say the affix 'nyan'. 4.1.171 after the word 'Avanti' and 'Kunti', and the affix 'nya' after the word 'Kuru' are elided when the word to be formed is the name of a female. Thus अवन्ती, कुन्ती and कुरु 'a daughter or princess of Avanti, Kunti of Kuru'. The word कुरु takes ऊङ् in the feminine by 4.1.66. Why do we say 'in denoting the feminine'? Observe आवन्त्यः, कौरव्यः and कौन्त्यः ॥
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.