6.4.139

उद ईत्

Operational rule vidhi

If the word अच् - (1) happens to be derived from the धातु अञ्च् (गतौ) , (2) follows the word उद्, and (3) gets the भसंज्ञा, then the अकार of अच् is converted to ईकार.

Word by word (padaccheda)

Left context उदः pañcamī · ekavacanaSubstitute / term ईत् prathamā · ekavacana
  • Left context Pañcamī (5th case): "after X", the operation applies to what follows (1.1.67 तस्मादित्युत्तरस्य). Also used for limits and sources.
  • Substitute / term Prathamā (1st case): in operational rules, the substitute or the thing introduced; in definitions, the term or its referent.

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Full reading

उदः ईत्

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Commentary

The long ई is substituted for the अ of अच् (अञ्च् ) after the word उत् when the अङ्ग (stem) is भ।
As उदीचः, उदीचा, उदीचे ॥

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

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