4.1.72
संज्ञायाम्
Operational rule vidhi
The feminine affix ऊङ् comes in denoting a Name after the words 1. कद्रु 'tawny' 2. कमण्डलु 'a water pot'.
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Right context संज्ञायाम् saptamī · 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").
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Commentary
The feminine affix ऊङ् comes in denoting a Name after the words 1. कद्रु 'tawny' 2. कमण्डलु 'a water pot'.
This rule applies to other than Vedic forms. Thus कद्रूः 'a female named Kadru wife of Kasyapa', कमण्डलूः 'Kamandalu'. Why do we say "in denoting a Name"? Observe कद्रूः 'the tawny color.' कमण्डलूः 'a water-gourd'.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.