4.4.137
सोममर्हति यः
Operational rule vidhi
The affix य comes in the sense of 'who deserves that' after the word सोम in the Accusative -2nd case in construction, in the छन्दस् (Vedas).
Word by word (padaccheda)
Object सोमम् dvitīyā · ekavacanaVerb अर्हति tiṅantaSubstitute / term यः prathamā · ekavacana
- Object Dvitīyā (2nd case).
- Verb A finite verb form (tiṅanta).
- 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
सोमम् अर्हति यः
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Commentary
The affix य comes in the sense of 'who deserves that' after the word सोम in the Accusative -2nd case in construction, in the छन्दस् (Vedas).
Thus सोममर्हन्ति = सौम्या ब्राह्मणाः "The Brahmanas who deserve Soma" i. e. honorable and learned, and worthy of performing sacrifices. The difference between यत् and घ is in accent.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.