कुल्माषादञ्

Operational rule vidhi

The affix अण् comes in the sense of 'this is the principal food on this particular occasion' after the word कुल्माष when the whole word is a Name.

Word by word (padaccheda)

Left context कुल्माषात् pañcamī · ekavacanaSubstitute / term अ 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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कुल्माषात् अञ्

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Commentary

The affix अण् comes in the sense of 'this is the principal food on this particular occasion' after the word कुल्माष when the whole word is a Name.
The ञ् of अञ् is for the sake of causing Vriddhi and accent. Thus कुल्माषाः प्रायेणान्नमस्यां = कौल्माषी पौर्णमासी ॥

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