6.1.34
बहुलं छन्दसि
Operational rule vidhi
In the छन्दस् , the semi-vowel of this root is diversely vocalised.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Substitute / term बहुलम् prathamā · ekavacanaRight context छन्दसि 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").
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Full reading
बहुलम् छन्दसि
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Commentary
In the छन्दस् , the semi-vowel of this root is diversely vocalised.
Thus हुवे or ह्वयामि, as इन्द्राग्नी हुवे 'Invoke Indra and Agni'. देवीं सरस्वतीं हुवे ॥ The form हुवे is Atmanepada, Present tense, Ist Person singular the vikarana शप् is elided, then there is vocalisation and substitution of उवङ् ॥ So also ह्वयामि मरुतः शिवान्, ह्वयामि विश्वान् देवान् ॥ So also हवः as श्रुधीहवम् (Rig I.2.1.) 'hear the invocation'.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.