6.1.42
ज्यश्च
Operational rule vidhi
The semi-vowel of ज्या 'to grow old' is not vocalised when the affix ल्यप् follows.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Target ज्यः ṣaṣṭhī · ekavacanaIndeclinable च avyaya
- Target Ṣaṣṭhī (6th case): names what gets replaced, "in place of X" (1.1.49 षष्ठी स्थानेयोगा).
- Indeclinable An avyaya such as च "and", वा "optionally", न "not".
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ज्यः च
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Commentary
The semi-vowel of ज्या 'to grow old' is not vocalised when the affix ल्यप् follows.
Thus प्रज्याय, उपज्याय ॥
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.