6.3.1
अलुगुत्तरपदे
Heading adhikāra उत्तरपदाधिकारः
In the following sūtras up to विभाषा स्वसृपत्योः (6.3.24), inclusive, is always to be supplied the phrase 'the elision does not take place before the second member of the compound'.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Term / subject अलुक् prathamā · ekavacanaIn / when उत्तरपदे saptamī · ekavacana
- Term / subject Prathamā (1st case): the term being defined, or the subject of the statement.
- In / when Saptamī (7th case): "in X" or "when X", a domain or condition.
Full reading
अलुक् उत्तरपदे
Pāṇini leaves out words that carry over from earlier sūtras. Expand to see the rule as a reader actually understands it.
Commentary
In the following sūtras up to विभाषा स्वसृपत्योः 6.3.24, inclusive, is always to be supplied the phrase 'the elision does not take place before the second member of the compound'.
The words अलुक् 'there is no elision', and उत्तरपदे "before the second member" are to be supplied in the subsequent sutras. Both these words govern the sutras upto 6.3.24, jointly; while उत्तरपदे extends further upto that point whence commences the jurisdiction of अङ्ग 6.4.1. Thus sutra 6.3.2 says "the affixes of the Ablative after 'stoka' &c". The present sutra should be read there to complete the sense, e. g. "the affixes of the Ablative after stoka &c are not elided before the second member of the compound". Thus स्तोकात् मुक्तः = स्तोकान्मुक्तः, अल्पान्मुक्तः ॥ Why do we say "before the second member"? Observe निष्क्रान्तः स्तोकात् = निःस्तोकः ॥ The maxim of pratipadokta does not apply here.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.