6.2.127
चीरमुपमानम्
Operational rule vidhi
The word चीर at the end of a तत्-पुरुष समास has acute accent (उदात्त) on the first syllable when something is compared with it.
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Substitute / term चीरम् prathamā · ekavacanaSubstitute / term उपमानम् prathamā · ekavacana
- Substitute / term Prathamā (1st case): in operational rules, the substitute or the thing introduced; in definitions, the term or its referent.
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Full reading
चीरम् उपमानम्
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Commentary
The word चीर at the end of a तत्-पुरुष समास has acute accent (उदात्त) on the first syllable when something is compared with it.
Thus वस्त्रम् चीरमिव = वस्त्रचीर꣡म्, पटचीर꣡म्, कम्बलचीर꣡म् ॥ Why do we say 'when comparison is meant?' Observe परमचीरम् ॥
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.