6.2.111
उत्तरपदादिः
Heading adhikāra उत्तरपदाद्युदात्तस्वराधिकारः
In the following sūtras up to कुण्डं वनम् (6.2.136), inclusive, should always be supplied the phrase 'the first syllable of the second member has the acute accent (उदात्त)'.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Term / subject उत्तरपदादिः prathamā · ekavacana
- Term / subject Prathamā (1st case): the term being defined, or the subject of the statement.
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उत्तरपदादिः
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Commentary
In the following sūtras up to कुण्डं वनम् 6.2.136, inclusive, should always be supplied the phrase 'the first syllable of the second member has the acute accent (उदात्त)'.
This is an adhikara aphorism and the word उत्तरपद exerts its influence upto the end of the chapter, while the word आदि has scope upto 6.2.187 exclusive.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.