5.3.17
अधुना
Operational rule vidhi
The word अधुना is anomalous having the same sense.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Substitute / term अधुना prathamā · ekavacana
- 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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अधुना
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Commentary
The word अधुना is anomalous having the same sense.
As अस्मिन् काले = अधुना 'at this time' अश् is substituted for इदम् and, धुन affix is added.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.