लिति

Operational rule vidhi

For the प्रकृति-प्रत्यय-समुदाय that ends in a लित्-प्रत्यय, the स्वर that comes before the प्रत्यय becomes उदात्त.

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Right context लिति 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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लिति

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Commentary

The acute accent falls on the syllable immediately preceding the affix that has an indicatory ल्।
Thus चिकी꣡र्षकः, जिही꣡र्षकः with the affix ण्वुल् 3.1.133, भौरिकि꣡विधम् and ऐषुकारिभ꣡क्तम् with the affixes विधल् and भक्तल् 4.2.54 accent on the कि and रि ॥

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