5.1.134
गोत्रचरणाच्श्लाघात्याकारतदवेतेषु
Operational rule vidhi
The affix वुञ् comes in the sense of 'nature or action thereof' after a गोत्र (Patronymic/Family-name) and after the Name of a Vedic School when one boasts thereby or manifests his contempt thereby or when it means one who has attained that (or has come for an inspection or inquiring thereof).
Word by word (padaccheda)
Left context - चरणात् pañcamī · ekavacanaRight context श्लाघा- अत्याकार- तदवेतेषु saptamī · bahuvacana
- Left context Pañcamī (5th case): "after X", the operation applies to what follows (1.1.67 तस्मादित्युत्तरस्य). Also used for limits and sources.
- 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").
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Commentary
The affix वुञ् comes in the sense of 'nature or action thereof' after a गोत्र (Patronymic/Family-name) and after the Name of a Vedic School when one boasts thereby or manifests his contempt thereby or when it means one who has attained that (or has come for an inspection or inquiring thereof).
The word श्लाघा means boasting; अत्याकार means 'contempt', तद् अवेतः means तद्प्राप्तः 'who has gained that', or तज्ञ्ज्ञः 'who inquires that'. The word तत् refers to गोत्र and चरण ॥ The word तदवेतः means "who has obtained that or who has known that".
To take first श्लाघा as गार्गिकया श्लाघते or काठिकया श्लाघते "boasts of belonging to the family of Garga, or the school of Katha". To take अत्याकारः, as, गार्गिकयात्याकुरुते, काठिकयात्यकुरुते "he manifests contempt upon another, because of his belonging to the clan of Garga or School of Katha". To take तदवेता as, गार्गिकामवेतः, काठिकामवेतः = प्राप्तः or अवगतवान् ॥
Why do we say "when it means boasting &c" Observe गर्ग्यत्वम्, कठत्वम् ॥ The य of गार्ग्य is elided in the above examples by 6.4.148 & 6.4.151.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.