4.4.139
मधोः
Operational rule vidhi
The affix यत् comes in the छन्दस् (Vedas) after the word मधु with the force of मतुप्.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Left context मधोः pañcamī · ekavacana
- Left context Pañcamī (5th case): "after X", the operation applies to what follows (1.1.67 तस्मादित्युत्तरस्य). Also used for limits and sources.
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मधोः
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Commentary
The affix यत् comes in the छन्दस् (Vedas) after the word मधु with the force of मतुप्।
Thus मधव्यान् स्तोकान् = मधुमयान् ॥
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.