एधाच्च

Operational rule vidhi

The substitute एधाच् (एधा) comes optionally in the place of धा after 1. द्वि and 2. त्रि.

Word by word (padaccheda)

Substitute / term एधाच् prathamā · ekavacanaIndeclinable च avyaya

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".

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Full reading

एधाच् च

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Commentary

The substitute एधाच् (एधा) comes optionally in the place of धा after 1. द्वि and 2. त्रि।
Thus द्वेधा 6.4.148 or द्वैधम् or द्विधा, त्रेधा, त्रैधम् or त्रिधा ॥

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