स्त्रियां संज्ञायाम्

Operational rule vidhi

For दन्त is substituted दत् when in the feminine gender denoting a name.

Word by word (padaccheda)

Right context स्त्रियाम् saptamī · ekavacanaRight context संज्ञायाम् saptamī · ekavacana

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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स्त्रियाम् संज्ञायाम्

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Commentary

For दन्त is substituted दत् when in the feminine gender denoting a name.
Thus अयोदती, फालदती ॥ Why do we say when denoting a Name ? Observe समदन्ती, स्निग्धदन्ती ॥

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