वर्णाद्ब्रह्मचारिणि

Operational rule vidhi

The affix इनि (इन्) comes in the sense of मतुप् after the word वर्ण when the word so formed means a ब्रह्मचारिण्.

Word by word (padaccheda)

Left context वर्णात् pañcamī · ekavacanaRight context ब्रह्मचारिणि saptamī · ekavacana

Left context Pañcamī (5th case): "after X", the operation applies to what follows (1.1.67 तस्मादित्युत्तरस्य). Also used for limits and sources.
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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वर्णात् ब्रह्मचारिणि

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Commentary

The affix इनि (इन्) comes in the sense of मतुप् after the word वर्ण when the word so formed means a ब्रह्मचारिण्।
Thus वर्णिन् 'a Brahmachari'. The first three वर्ण or castes, who are entitled to the investiture with sacred thread, and lead the life of a Brahma student are so called. When the meaning is not of Brahmachari we have वर्णवान् ॥

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