दण्डादिभ्यः

Operational rule vidhi

After the words दण्ड etc. in the Accusative -2nd case the affix य comes in the sense of 'who deserves that'.

Word by word (padaccheda)

Left context दण्डादिभ्यः pañcamī · bahuvacana

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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दण्डादिभ्यः

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Commentary

After the words दण्ड etc. in the Accusative -2nd case the affix य comes in the sense of 'who deserves that'.
The word नित्य does not govern this sutra. This य debars ठक् 5.1.19. Thus दण्डमर्हति = दण्ड्यः 'deserving to be killed'. मुसल्यः &c.

1 दण्ड, 2 मुसल, 3 मधुपर्क, 4 कशा, 5 अर्घ, 6 मेघ, 7 मेधा, 8 सुवर्ण, 9 उदक, 10 वध, 11 युग, 12 गुहा, 13 भाग, 14 इभ, 15 भङ्ग, ॥

Note.- The Sidhanta-Kaumudi gives the sutra as दण्डादिभ्यो यत्; another version gives the sutra as दण्डादिभ्यः only drawing the affix यत् from the last sutra.

Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.