4.2.129
अरण्यान्मनुष्ये
Operational rule vidhi
The affix वुञ् comes in the remaining senses after the word अरण्य , in the sense of 'a man'.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Left context अरण्यात् pañcamī · ekavacanaRight context मनुष्ये saptamī · ekavacana
- Left context Pañcamī (5th case): "after X", the operation applies to what follows (1.1.67 तस्मादित्युत्तरस्य). Also used for limits and sources.
- 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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अरण्यात् मनुष्ये
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Commentary
The affix वुञ् comes in the remaining senses after the word अरण्य , in the sense of 'a man'.
This debars the affix ण. Thus आरण्यकः मनुष्यः 'a forester'.
Vart:- It should be stated rather that the affix वुञ् is added to अरण्य in the sense of 'a way' 'a lesson, or doctrine (Upanishad)' 'a maxim' 'a play or game' 'a man' and 'an elephant'. Thus आरण्यकः पन्थाः , अध्यायः, न्यायः विहारः, मनुष्यः or हस्ती ॥
Vart:- Optionally when the sense is that of a cow-dung as आरण्याः or आरण्यका गोमयाः ॥
Why do we say 'when having these senses'? Otherwise the affix will be अण्. As आरण्याः पशवः 'wild beasts'.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.