6.2.22
पूर्वे भूतपूर्वे
Operational rule vidhi
The first member of a तत्-पुरुष समास preserves its original accent when the second member is the word पूर्व and the sense is 'this had been lately…'.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Right context पूर्वे saptamī · ekavacanaRight context भूतपूर्वे 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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पूर्वे भूतपूर्वे
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Commentary
The first member of a तत्-पुरुष समास preserves its original accent when the second member is the word पूर्व and the sense is 'this had been lately…'.
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Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.