अयःशूलदण्डाजिनाभ्यां ठक्ठञौ

Operational rule vidhi

The affixes ठक् and ठञ् come in the sense of 'who strives to gain something by that 'after the words 1. अयःशूल and 2. दण्डाजिन , respectively

Word by word (padaccheda)

With / by अयःशूल- दण्डाजिनाभ्याम् tṛtīyā · dvivacanaSubstitute / term ठक्ठञौ prathamā · dvivacana

With / by Tṛtīyā (3rd case): accompaniment or means.
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

अयःशूल-दण्डाजिनाभ्याम् ठक्ठञौ

Pāṇini leaves out words that carry over from earlier sūtras. Expand to see the rule as a reader actually understands it.

Commentary

The affixes ठक् and ठञ् come in the sense of 'who strives to gain something by that 'after the words 1. अयःशूल and 2. दण्डाजिन , respectively
The word अन्विच्छति is understood here also. The word अयःशूलम् means 'a violent proceeding'. Who seeks to obtain any thing by violent means is called आयः शूलिकः = साहसिकः ॥ The word दण्डाजिन means 'staff (danda) and hide (ajina)' i.e. outer badges of devotion or hypocrisy. Who seeks to gain something by hypocrisy and deceit is called दाण्डाजिनिकः = दाम्भिकः ॥

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