4.4.54
शलालुनोऽन्यतरस्याम्
Operational rule vidhi
The affix ष्ठन् comes in the sense of 'this is whose saleable commodity' after the word शलालुन.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Left context शलालुनः pañcamī · ekavacanaRight context अन्यतरस्याम् saptamī · ekavacana
- 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").
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Full reading
शलालुनः अन्यतरस्याम्
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Commentary
The affix ष्ठन् comes in the sense of 'this is whose saleable commodity' after the word शलालुन।
This debars ठक् which comes in the alternative. शलालु is a kind of sweet scent. Thus शलालु पण्यमस्य = श꣡लालुकः f. शलालुकी꣡ ॥ In the alternative with ठक्, शालालुक꣡; f. शालालुकी꣡ ॥
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.