ढश्छन्दसि

Operational rule vidhi

The affix ढ comes in the sense of 'excellent with regard thereto' after the word सभा in the छन्दस् (Vedas).

Word by word (padaccheda)

Substitute / term ढः prathamā · ekavacanaRight context छन्दसि saptamī · ekavacana

Substitute / term Prathamā (1st case): in operational rules, the substitute or the thing introduced; in definitions, the term or its referent.
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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ढः छन्दसि

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Commentary

The affix ढ comes in the sense of 'excellent with regard thereto' after the word सभा in the छन्दस् (Vedas).
This debars य ॥ Thus सभेयः in सभेयोस्य युवा यजमानस्य वीरो जायताम् 'let a refined, youthful hero be born to this sacrificer'.

Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.