5.4.101
खार्याः प्राचाम्
Operational rule vidhi
To the word खारी , at the end of a द्विगु समास (Numeral Determinative Compound) and to the same, when preceded by the word अर्ध in a तत्-पुरुष समास the affix टच् is added, according to the opinion of the Eastern Grammarians.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Left context खार्याः pañcamī · ekavacanaTarget प्राचाम् ṣaṣṭhī · bahuvacana
- Left context Pañcamī (5th case): "after X", the operation applies to what follows (1.1.67 तस्मादित्युत्तरस्य). Also used for limits and sources.
- Target Ṣaṣṭhī (6th case): names what gets replaced, "in place of X" (1.1.49 षष्ठी स्थानेयोगा).
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Full reading
खार्याः प्राचाम्
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Commentary
To the word खारी , at the end of a द्विगु समास (Numeral Determinative Compound) and to the same, when preceded by the word अर्ध in a तत्-पुरुष समास the affix टच् is added, according to the opinion of the Eastern Grammarians.
The words द्विगोः and अर्द्धात् are both understood here. Thus द्वे खार्यौ समाहृते = द्विखारम् or द्विखारि ॥ So also अर्धं खार्या = अर्धखारम् or अर्धखारी ॥ According to Padamanjari this sutra could be dispensed with: as खार is synonymous with, खारी, as द्विखारं, त्रिखारं ॥ And it will be govered by the Vartika ठन्येभ्योऽपि दृश्यते खार शताद्यर्थम् under 5.1.57 and 5.1.58, in Mahabhashya.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.