5.4.105
कुमहद्भ्यामन्यतरस्याम्
Operational rule vidhi
The affix टच् comes optionally after the word ब्रह्मण preceded by the words 1. कु and 2. महत् in a तत्-पुरुष समास .
Word by word (padaccheda)
Left context कु- महद्भ्याम् pañcamī · dvivacanaRight context अन्यतरस्याम् saptamī · ekavacana
- Left context Pañcamī (5th case): "after X", the operation applies to what follows (1.1.67 तस्मादित्युत्तरस्य). Also used for limits and sources.
- 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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Commentary
The affix टच् comes optionally after the word ब्रह्मण preceded by the words 1. कु and 2. महत् in a तत्-पुरुष समास ।
Thus कुब्रह्मः or कुब्रह्मा, महाब्रह्मः or महाब्रह्मा । The word ब्रह्मम् is a synonym of ब्राह्मण "a Brahmana".
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.