4.4.8
चरति
Operational rule vidhi
After a word in the Instrumental -3rd case in construction comes the affix ठक् in the sense of 'he goes on by means thereof'.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Verb चरति tiṅanta
- Verb A finite verb form (tiṅanta).
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चरति
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Commentary
After a word in the Instrumental -3rd case in construction comes the affix ठक् in the sense of 'he goes on by means thereof'.
The word चरति means both to go on and to eat. Thus दध्ना चरति = दाधिकः 'who gets on, with being fed on curd, हास्तिकः 'who travels by an elephant'.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.