5.4.70
किमः क्षेपे
Operational rule vidhi
The समासान्त affix is not applied to a word preceded by किम् in the sense of reproach.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Left context किमः pañcamī · ekavacanaRight context क्षेपे 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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किमः क्षेपे
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Commentary
The समासान्त affix is not applied to a word preceded by किम् in the sense of reproach.
Thus किं + राजन् = किंराजन् as किंराजा यो न रक्षति "He is no-king who does not protect". किंसखा योऽभिद्रुह्यति, किंगौर्यो न वहति ॥ 5.4.91, 5.4.92, 2.1.64. The compounding here takes place by Rule 2.1.64.
Why do we say "when meaning reproach"? Observe कस्य राजा = किंराज, किंसखः, किंगवः ॥
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.