5.1.3
कम्बलाच्च संज्ञायाम्
Operational rule vidhi
The affix यत् comes in the प्रक्क्रितीय senses after the word कम्बल, when a Name is meant.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Left context कम्बलात् pañcamī · ekavacanaIndeclinable च avyayaRight context संज्ञायाम् saptamī · ekavacana
- Left context Pañcamī (5th case): "after X", the operation applies to what follows (1.1.67 तस्मादित्युत्तरस्य). Also used for limits and sources.
- Indeclinable An avyaya such as च "and", वा "optionally", न "not".
- 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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कम्बलात् च संज्ञायाम्
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Commentary
The affix यत् comes in the प्रक्क्रितीय senses after the word कम्बल, when a Name is meant.
This debars 'chha'. Thus कम्बल + यत् = कम्बल्यं 'A kambalya-measure of wool' = 100 Palas of wool. This is the name of a measure, such as कम्बल्यमूर्णा पलशतम् ॥
Why do we say संज्ञायां? Observe कम्बलीया ऊर्णा "wool" lit. 'fit for making blanket', which is formed by छ ॥
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.