संज्ञायां गिरिनिकाययोः

Operational rule vidhi

The last syllable of the first member before गिरि and निकाय has the acute accent (उदात्त) when the compound is a Name.

Word by word (padaccheda)

Right context संज्ञायाम् saptamī · ekavacanaRight context गिरि- निकाययोः saptamī · dvivacana

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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संज्ञायाम् गिरि-निकाययोः

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Commentary

The last syllable of the first member before गिरि and निकाय has the acute accent (उदात्त) when the compound is a Name.
Thus अञ्जना꣡गिरिः, भञ्जना꣡गिरिः, The finals of anjana and bhanjana are lengthened by 6.3.117. शापिण्ड꣡निकायः, मौण्डि꣡निकायः, चिखिल्लि꣡निकायः ॥ Why do we say 'when it is a Name'? Observe परमगिरिः꣡, ब्राह्मणनिकायः꣡ ॥

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