4.4.82
संज्ञायां जन्याः
Operational rule vidhi
The affix यत् comes in the sense of 'what bears it' after the word जनी being in Accusative -2nd case construction, the whole word being a Name.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Right context संज्ञायाम् saptamī · ekavacanaLeft context जन्याः pañcamī · ekavacana
- 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").
- 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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संज्ञायाम् जन्याः
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Commentary
The affix यत् comes in the sense of 'what bears it' after the word जनी being in Accusative -2nd case construction, the whole word being a Name.
Thus जनीं वहति = जन्यः 'a friend of a bridegroom,' fem. जन्याः 'a bridesmaid.' The word जनी means 'bride.' जन्या lit. means 'what bears the bride' i. e. who carries the coy bride to the bride-groom at the time of play &c.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.