4.3.20
वसन्ताच्च
Operational rule vidhi
In the छन्दस् (Vedas), the affix ठञ् comes in the remaining senses after the word वसन्त.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Left context वसन्तात् pañcamī · ekavacanaIndeclinable च avyaya
- 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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वसन्तात् च
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Commentary
In the छन्दस् (Vedas), the affix ठञ् comes in the remaining senses after the word वसन्त।
This debars अण् 4.3.16. Thus मधुश्च माधवश्च वासन्तिकावृतू ॥
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.