4.4.140
वसोः समूहे च
Operational rule vidhi
The affix यत् comes in the sense of 'a collection' after the word वसु , as well as with the force of मतुप् , in the छन्दस् (Vedas).
Word by word (padaccheda)
Left context वसोः pañcamī · ekavacanaRight context समूहे saptamī · 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.
- 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").
- Indeclinable An avyaya such as च "and", वा "optionally", न "not".
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Full reading
वसोः समूहे च
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Commentary
The affix यत् comes in the sense of 'a collection' after the word वसु , as well as with the force of मतुप् , in the छन्दस् (Vedas).
Thus वसव्यः = समूहः 'a collection'.
Vart:- The affix 'yat' comes without changing the sense, after the word छन्दस् when reference is made to the collection of letters. Thus the word छन्दस्यः in the following sentence: "सप्तादशाक्षरश्छन्दस्यः प्रजापतियज्ञो मन्त्रे विहिता". The 17 letters here referred to being ओ श्रावय, four; अस्तु श्रौषट्, four; यज, two; ये यजामहे five; and वषट् two ॥
Vart:- The affix यत् comes after वसु without changing the sense. As हस्तौ गृहीतस्य बहुभिर्वसव्यैः ॥ Here वसव्यैः is equal to वसुभिः ॥ Similarly अग्निरीशे वसव्यस्य = वसोः ॥
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.