6.2.27
आदिः प्रत्येनसि
Operational rule vidhi
In a कर्मधारय समास of कुमार followed by प्रत्येनस् the acutely accented (उदात्त) falls on the first syllable of कुमार.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Substitute / term आदिः prathamā · ekavacanaRight context प्रत्येनसि 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
आदिः प्रत्येनसि
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Commentary
In a कर्मधारय समास of कुमार followed by प्रत्येनस् the acutely accented (उदात्त) falls on the first syllable of कुमार।
The word प्रत्येनस् = प्रतिगत एनसा or प्रतिगतमेनो यस्य ॥ Thus कु꣡मारप्रत्येनाः ॥ The word udatta is required to be read into the sutra to complete the sense : for the construction of the sutra requires it, and the anuvritti of the 'first member preserves its accent' would be inappropriate because the word आदि is employed here.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.