5.2.35
कर्मणि घटोऽठच्
Operational rule vidhi
The affix अठच् comes in the sense of 'employing oneself zealously in it' after the word कर्म in the Locative -7th case in construction.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Right context कर्मणि saptamī · ekavacanaSubstitute / term घटः prathamā · ekavacanaSubstitute / term अठच् prathamā · 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").
- 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
कर्मणि घटः अठच्
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Commentary
The affix अठच् comes in the sense of 'employing oneself zealously in it' after the word कर्म in the Locative -7th case in construction.
The word घटः means zealous work. Thus कर्मणि घटते = कर्मठः पुरुषः 'a clever, proficient person'.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.