4.4.78
खः सर्वधुरात्
Operational rule vidhi
The affix ख comes in the sense of 'what bears it' after the word सर्वधुरा being in Accusative -2nd case construction.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Substitute / term खः prathamā · ekavacanaLeft context सर्वधुरात् pañcamī · ekavacana
- Substitute / term Prathamā (1st case): in operational rules, the substitute or the thing introduced; in definitions, the term or its referent.
- 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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खः सर्वधुरात्
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Commentary
The affix ख comes in the sense of 'what bears it' after the word सर्वधुरा being in Accusative -2nd case construction.
Thus सर्वधुरां वहति = सर्वधुरीणः 7.1.2. The affix ख applies to other compounds also ending in धुर, e.g. उत्तरधुरीणः, दक्षिनधुरीणः ॥ The word सर्वधुर is a compound of सर्वा + धुर् 2.1.49, the samasanta अ being added by 5.4.74. The word धूः being feminine, the whole compound would be feminine by 2.4.26. The word सर्वधुरात् in the sutra should not be taken, therefore, as regulating the gender, for though it is in the masculine gender, the affix comes after the feminine word. In fact सर्वधुर in the sutra should be taken as a nominal-stem or pratipadika equal to सवधुरा ॥
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.