षष्ठाष्टमाभ्यां ञ च

Operational rule vidhi

The affixes ञ (अ) and अन् after 1. षष्ठ and 2. अष्ठम when a 'part' is meant, but not in the छन्दस् (Vedas).

Word by word (padaccheda)

Left context षष्ठ- अष्टमाभ्याम् pañcamī · dvivacanaWord ञ Indeclinable च avyaya

Left context Pañcamī (5th case): "after X", the operation applies to what follows (1.1.67 तस्मादित्युत्तरस्य). Also used for limits and sources.
Word Case not marked in the source data.
Indeclinable An avyaya such as च "and", वा "optionally", न "not".

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Full reading

षष्ठ-अष्टमाभ्याम् ञ च

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Commentary

The affixes ञ (अ) and अन् after 1. षष्ठ and 2. अष्ठम when a 'part' is meant, but not in the छन्दस् (Vedas).
The words भागे and अछन्दसि are understood here. By च, the affix अन् is included. Thus ष꣡ष्ठः or षा꣡ष्ठः, अ꣡ष्टमः or आ꣡ष्टमः ॥

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