5.4.69
न पूजनात्
Operational rule vidhi
The समासान्त affixes are not applied to those words whose first member is a word expressing praise.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Indeclinable न avyayaLeft context पूजनात् pañcamī · ekavacana
- Indeclinable An avyaya such as च "and", वा "optionally", न "not".
- 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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Commentary
The समासान्त affixes are not applied to those words whose first member is a word expressing praise.
Later on will be mentioned certain words which when standing as member in a compound take these samasanta affixes. The present rule prohibits the application of those affixes when such words are preceded by a word expressing praise. Thus 5.4.91 ordains the affix टच् when the words राजन् enters a compound, as, महा + राजन् = महा + राजन् + टच् = महाराजः, and not महाराजा ॥ But सुराजा, अतिराजा, so also सुगौः, अतिगौः 5.4.92 prohibited)).
Vart:- The word expressing praise must be सु or अति and not any word expressing praise in general. Therefore, the prohibition does not apply in परमराजः and परमगवः ॥
Vart:- This prohibition applies up to sutra 5.4.113 exclusive. Thus सुसक्थः, अतिसक्थः, स्वक्षः, अत्यक्षः, here the affix पच् 5.4.113 is not prohibited.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.