6.1.146
आस्पदं प्रतिष्ठायाम्
Operational rule vidhi
The word आस्पद is formed by सुट् when meaning 'a place or position'.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Substitute / term आस्पदम् prathamā · ekavacanaRight context प्रतिष्ठायाम् saptamī · ekavacana
- Substitute / term Prathamā (1st case): in operational rules, the substitute or the thing introduced; in definitions, the term or its referent.
- 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").
Full reading
आस्पदम् प्रतिष्ठायाम्
Pāṇini leaves out words that carry over from earlier sūtras. Expand to see the rule as a reader actually understands it.
Commentary
The word आस्पद is formed by सुट् when meaning 'a place or position'.
The word प्रतिष्ठा means 'firm place, established position, rank, dignity, authority'. Thus आस्पदम् अनेन लब्धम् ॥ Why do we say when 'meaning a place'? Observe आ पदात् = आपदम् ॥
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.