वा घोषमिश्रशब्देषु

Operational rule vidhi

पद् is optionally substituted for पाद before 1. घोष 2. मिश्र and 3. शब्द.

Word by word (padaccheda)

Indeclinable वा avyayaRight context घोष- मिश्र- शब्देषु saptamī · bahuvacana

Indeclinable An avyaya such as च "and", वा "optionally", न "not".
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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वा घोष-मिश्र-शब्देषु

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पद् is optionally substituted for पाद before 1. घोष 2. मिश्र and 3. शब्द।
Thus पद्घोषः or पादघोषः, पन्मिश्रः or पादमिश्रः, पच्छब्दः or पादशब्दः ॥

Vart:- So also before निष्कः as पन्निष्कः or पादनिष्कः ॥

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