5.2.108
द्युद्रुभ्यां मः
Operational rule vidhi
The affix म comes in the sense of मतुप् after 1. द्यु and 2. द्रु .
Word by word (padaccheda)
Left context द्यु- द्रुभ्याम् pañcamī · dvivacanaSubstitute / term मः prathamā · ekavacana
- Left context Pañcamī (5th case): "after X", the operation applies to what follows (1.1.67 तस्मादित्युत्तरस्य). Also used for limits and sources.
- 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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Full reading
द्यु- द्रुभ्याम् मः
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Commentary
The affix म comes in the sense of मतुप् after 1. द्यु and 2. द्रु ।
Thus द्युमः and द्रुमः ॥ These are primitive words, and therefore do not take मतुप् in the alternative.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.