दन्त उन्नत उरच्

Operational rule vidhi

The affix उरच् comes in the sense of 'having projecting teeth' after the word दन्त.

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Substitute / term दन्तः prathamā · ekavacanaSubstitute / term उन्नतः prathamā · ekavacanaSubstitute / term उरच् prathamā · ekavacana

Substitute / term Prathamā (1st case): in operational rules, the substitute or the thing introduced; in definitions, the term or its referent.

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दन्तः उन्नतः उरच्

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Commentary

The affix उरच् comes in the sense of 'having projecting teeth' after the word दन्त।
Thus दन्ता उन्नता अस्य सन्ति = दन्तुरः ॥ The words in the sutra are either in the nominative or the locative case, but have the force of ablative.

Why do we say when the meaning is that of 'projecting'? Observe दन्तवान् 'having teeth'.

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