4.3.116
कृते ग्रन्थे
Operational rule vidhi
An affix comes after a word in the Instrumental -3rd case in construction in the sense of 'made', the thing made being 'a book'.
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Right context saptamī · ekavacanaRight context ग्रन्थे 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
An affix comes after a word in the Instrumental -3rd case in construction in the sense of 'made', the thing made being 'a book'.
Thus वररुचिना कृताः = वाररुचाः श्लोकाः 'the verses composed by Vararuchi'. So also हैकुपादो ग्रन्थः, भैकुराटो ग्रन्थः, जालूकः ॥
Why do we say 'a book'? Observe तक्षकृतः प्रासादः 'the palace made by Taksha'.
That which one originates is called कृतः and is therefore an 'art', while knowledge of laws &c. that already exist, but are discovered for the first time by some one, is called उपज्ञातं ॥
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.