5.1.50
तद्धरति वहत्यावहति भाराद्वंशादिभ्यः
Operational rule vidhi
The above mentioned affixes after the word भार preceded by the word वंश etc., have the sense of 'who carries away, or conveys or brings that'.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Object तद् dvitīyā · ekavacanaVerb हरति tiṅantaVerb वहति tiṅantaVerb आवहति tiṅantaLeft context भारात् pañcamī · ekavacanaLeft context वंशादिभ्यः pañcamī · bahuvacana
- Object Dvitīyā (2nd case).
- Verb A finite verb form (tiṅanta).
- 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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Full reading
तद् हरति वहति आवहति भारात् वंशादिभ्यः
Pāṇini leaves out words that carry over from earlier sūtras. Expand to see the rule as a reader actually understands it.
Commentary
The above mentioned affixes after the word भार preceded by the word वंश etc., have the sense of 'who carries away, or conveys or brings that'.
The case in construction here is accusative (तद्). Thus, वंशभारं हरति, वहति आवहति वा = वांशभारिकः, कौटजभारिकः, बाल्वजभारिकः ॥
Why do we say "after भार"? Observe वंशं हरति, no affixing. Why do we say "preceded by वंश &c". Observe व्रीहिभारं हरति, no affixing.
According to another explanation, the phrase भाराद् वंशादिभ्यः is explained as भारभूतेभ्यो वंशादिभ्यः. Then the sutra will mean "the above named affixes come after वंश &c. when they denote a load". Thus भारभूतान् वंशान् हरति = वांशिकः; कौटजिकः, बाल्वजिकः ॥ Why do we say "when denoting a load भार"? Observe वंशं हरति ॥ Why do we say after वंश &c.? Observe भारभूतान् व्रीहीन् वहति ॥ Both these explanations are valid and traditional.
The word हरति means to carry to another place or to steal; वहति means to carry on ones back or head, आवहति means to produce or bring.
1 वंश, 2 कुटज, 3 बल्वज, 4 मूल, 5 स्थुणा, (स्थुण), 6 अक्ष, 7 अश्मन्, 8 अश्व, 9 लक्षण, 10 इक्षु, 11 खट्वा ॥
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.