वन्दिते भ्रातुः

Operational rule vidhi

The affix कप् does not come after a बहुव्रीहि समास ending in the word भ्रातृ when it means 'praised'.

Word by word (padaccheda)

Right context वन्दिते saptamī · ekavacanaLeft context भ्रातुः pañcamī · 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").
Left context Pañcamī (5th case): "after X", the operation applies to what follows (1.1.67 तस्मादित्युत्तरस्य). Also used for limits and sources.

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वन्दिते भ्रातुः

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Commentary

The affix कप् does not come after a बहुव्रीहि समास ending in the word भ्रातृ when it means 'praised'.
The word वन्दितः means 'praised', 'respected' &c. Thus शोभना भ्राताऽस्य = सुभ्राता 'one having a good brother'. Why do we say when it means "praised", Observe मूर्खभ्रातृकः, दुष्टभ्रातृकः ॥

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