5.3.104
द्रव्यं च भव्ये
Operational rule vidhi
The word द्रव्य is anomalous meaning 'beautiful'.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Substitute / term द्रव्यम् prathamā · ekavacanaIndeclinable च avyayaRight context भव्ये saptamī · ekavacana
- Substitute / term Prathamā (1st case): in operational rules, the substitute or the thing introduced; in definitions, the term or its referent.
- Indeclinable An avyaya such as च "and", वा "optionally", न "not".
- 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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Full reading
द्रव्यम् च भव्ये
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Commentary
The word द्रव्य is anomalous meaning 'beautiful'.
The word द्रव्य is formed by adding यत् to the word द्रु ॥ The word भव्य means 'nice, excellent, proper, fit; having or containing in himself all the desired requisites'. As द्रव्योऽयं राजपुत्रः 'how nice is this Prince'. द्रव्योऽयं माणवकः ॥
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.