4.4.73
निकटे वसति
Operational rule vidhi
The affix ठक् comes in the sense of 'who dwells' after the Locative word निकट.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Right context निकटे saptamī · ekavacanaVerb वसति tiṅanta
- 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").
- Verb A finite verb form (tiṅanta).
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निकटे वसति
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Commentary
The affix ठक् comes in the sense of 'who dwells' after the Locative word निकट।
This rule applies in forming epithets, denoting such persons, who are allowed under the Sacred Institutes, to dwell near human habitations. Thus आरण्यकाः are those ascetics who are ordained to dwell in forests, at least two miles away from human habitations. नैकटिकाः are those ascetics who are allowed by the rule of their Order to live near human habitations. Thus निकटे वसति = नैकटिकः 'an ascetic.'
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.