5.1.60
पञ्चद्दशतौ वर्गे वा
Operational rule vidhi
The words 1. पञ्चत् and 2. दशत् in combination with वर्ग may be anomalously so formed, in the sense of 'this is its measure'.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Substitute / term पञ्चद्दशतौ prathamā · dvivacanaRight context वर्गे saptamī · ekavacanaIndeclinable वा avyaya
- Substitute / term Prathamā (1st case): in operational rules, the substitute or the thing introduced; in definitions, the term or its referent.
- 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").
- Indeclinable An avyaya such as च "and", वा "optionally", न "not".
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Full reading
पञ्चद्दशतौ वर्गे वा
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Commentary
The words 1. पञ्चत् and 2. दशत् in combination with वर्ग may be anomalously so formed, in the sense of 'this is its measure'.
This ordains डति instead of कन् 5.1.22, which also comes in the alternative. As पंचद्वर्गः, दशद्वर्गः or पंचकोवर्गः, दशकोवर्ग ॥
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.