4.4.85
अन्नाण्णः
Operational rule vidhi
The affix ण comes in the sense of 'who obtains it' after the word अन्न , in the Accusative -2nd case in construction.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Left context अन्नात् pañcamī · ekavacanaSubstitute / term ः prathamā · ekavacana
- Left context Pañcamī (5th case): "after X", the operation applies to what follows (1.1.67 तस्मादित्युत्तरस्य). Also used for limits and sources.
- Substitute / term Prathamā (1st case): in operational rules, the substitute or the thing introduced; in definitions, the term or its referent.
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Full reading
अन्नात् णः
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Commentary
The affix ण comes in the sense of 'who obtains it' after the word अन्न , in the Accusative -2nd case in construction.
Thus अन्नं लब्धा = आन्नः 'fed' 'who has obtained food.'
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.