7.1.76
छन्दस्यपि दृश्यते
Operational rule vidhi
In the छन्दस् (Vedas) also, the अङ्ग (stems) 1. अस्थि 2. दधि 3. सक्थि and 4. अक्षि are found to take the substitute अन् (अनङ्) before the endings other than those mentioned above.
Word by word (padaccheda)
Right context छन्दसि saptamī · ekavacanaIndeclinable अपि avyayaVerb दृश्यते tiṅanta
- 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").
- Indeclinable An avyaya such as च "and", वा "optionally", न "not".
- Verb A finite verb form (tiṅanta).
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Full reading
छन्दसि अपि दृश्यते
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Commentary
In the छन्दस् (Vedas) also, the अङ्ग (stems) 1. अस्थि 2. दधि 3. सक्थि and 4. अक्षि are found to take the substitute अन् (अनङ्) before the endings other than those mentioned above.
Thus the substitute is ordained before endings beginning with a vowel. In the Veda it comes before affixes beginning with a consonant. As इन्द्रो दधीचो अस्थ꣡भिः, भद्रं पश्येमाक्ष꣡भिः ॥ The substitute is ordained to come after the Instrumental &c. In the Vedic literature it is found in the Accusative &c. As अस्थानि in अस्थान्युत्कृत्य जुहोति ॥ The substitute comes before case-endings (vibhakti), in the Vedic literature it comes before affixes which are not case-endings, as अक्षण्व꣡ता लाङ्गलेन, अस्थन्व꣡न्तं यदनस्था बिभर्त्ति ॥ See 6.1.176.
Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.