अणि नियुक्ते

Operational rule vidhi

A compound, the second member of which is a word ending in the कृत् -affix अण् and which denotes a functionary, gets the acute accent (उदात्त) on the first syllable.

Word by word (padaccheda)

Right context अणि saptamī · ekavacanaRight context नियुक्ते 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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अणि नियुक्ते

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Commentary

A compound, the second member of which is a word ending in the कृत् -affix अण् and which denotes a functionary, gets the acute accent (उदात्त) on the first syllable.
Thus छ꣡त्रधारः, तू꣡णीधारः, क꣡मण्डलुग्राहः, भृ꣡ङ्गारधारः ॥ Why do we say when meaning 'a functionary'? Observe काण्डलावः, शरलावः ॥

Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.