5.1.99
सम्पादिनि
Operational rule vidhi
The affix ठञ् comes after a word in the Instrumental -3rd case in construction in the sense of 'fitted for that'.
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Right context सम्पादिनि saptamī · ekavacana
- 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 ठञ् comes after a word in the Instrumental -3rd case in construction in the sense of 'fitted for that'.
The word संपत्तिः means 'suitable, proper, it'. The word संपादिन् is formed by adding णिनि to संपद्, the force of the affix being that of necessity 3.3.170. As कर्णविष्टकाभ्यां संपादि मुखं = कार्णयेष्टकिकं मुखं 'a face fit for earrings'. वास्त्रयुगिकम् शरीरम् i. e. वस्त्रयुगेन विशेषतः शोभते ॥
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.