4.3.37
नक्षत्रेभ्यो बहुलम्
Operational rule vidhi
There is diversely लुक् elision of the affix denoting 'born therein' after an asterism.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Left context नक्षत्रेभ्यः pañcamī · bahuvacanaSubstitute / term बहुलम् prathamā · ekavacana
- Left context Pañcamī (5th case): "after X", the operation applies to what follows (1.1.67 तस्मादित्युत्तरस्य). Also used for limits and sources.
- Substitute / term Prathamā (1st case): in operational rules, the substitute or the thing introduced; in definitions, the term or its referent.
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Full reading
नक्षत्रेभ्यः बहुलम्
Pāṇini leaves out words that carry over from earlier sūtras. Expand to see the rule as a reader actually understands it.
Commentary
There is diversely लुक् elision of the affix denoting 'born therein' after an asterism.
Thus रोहिणः or रौहिणः 4.3.16 मृगशिरा or मार्गशीर्षः 4.3.16.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.